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If you are looking for a legitimate career, choice and your talents revolve around programming, or have an interest in art, games, and electronics. Then joining the Association of Gaming Professionals is the choice for you. Now before you get all pumped up and dance around your living room and interrupt you’re mommy’s TV time, understand that being a Gaming professional, and a programmer is not all peaches and cream. First, you have to have skills if you want to play. This is where a bachelor’s degree for computer science on information technology with an emphasis in programming comes in handy. “Say that three times faster.” In addition, be prepared to live in a coffin shaped like a cubicle for the rest of your natural life. This is what you have in store for you. Now that you can look at it from my point of view, I will tell you that it is all not that bad. Sure, you get to play games to your heart content, and maybe you even get to go to those cool gaming events. “See things are looking up.” In this magazine article, you can find key points that will serve you well in gaining absolute knowledge in the career you are choosing. “And you might find a little trash talk, but that’s beside the point of this article.”

Subjects: Computer & video games, Careers, Professionals

People: Burton, Bonnie

Author(s): James Lee

Document types: Feature

Document features: illustrations

Section: Press Start

Publication title: Electronic Gaming Monthly Lombard: Apr 2005 Iss, 190; pg. 48

Source type: Periodical

ISSN: 1058918X

ProQuest document ID: 814955411

Text Word Count 1269

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