cyrux said:
Son, what do you know about game development ?
You think its simple as a+b = c ? Animation is just one small part of it. There is a whole other angle to it.
About web designing , i think we have subjects which teach you HTML, XML,CSS etc etc in CS.
You are looking for a graduation course in web designing that would extend for 4 years ? bleh, you are getting very specific.
Engineering is to give you a background before you can choose your specialization . It starts of from the basic of physics, Maths, numerical methods and introduces you to concepts like Fourier transform, Z transforms . Algorithms and problem solving skill forms the pillars of an engineer.
So, settle down, take up engineering and work on your are of interest parallely. Engineering will give you the basics for the fields you are looking to specialize into
thats some very good advice right there.
@rahul
if you want to extract the best out of a 4 year engg degree; trust me, you will have to put in a lot of hardwork on your own.
there is only so much that text books will teach and faculty at a standard indian engg college are only going to be abysmal, if not worse.
if you want to get into things such as web development etc; you will have to focus a lot on building your skills yourself since there isnt too much of a focus on such topics in an engg curriculum. an engg degree gives you a broad coverage of all that a graduate might need in the future, the graduate here being any student who takes up the course. so, it'll definitely not be custom made for your requirements or choices.
what exactly do you mean when you say that you want to get into game development?
do you want to code games? aka game programming
or do you want to make artwork for games? aka graphics/animation
or do you want to design games? aka stuff like gameplay design; story/script; etc
these are just 3 of the numerous choices available to a person wanting to get into the game dev industry.
Its no easy thing, making games. it requires a lot of hard work, patience and perseverance.
Unfortunately india despite the large number of software and services firms present; has not been a destination of choice for any major game dev studio.
all that you could do in India would involve working for services firms which get work from international studios to develop content for games(maps, modelling, texture creation, etc)
there are a 1-2 exceptions to this rule, but those companies are not great shakes as you might have guessed from the absence of any major game made in India.
an alternate you could consider would be mobile game development. in a manner very different from that for pc/console games, india is one of the hubs for mobile content development with respected studios doing business on the international level.
To sum it all up, engg is hardwork. you will have to slog your ass off if you wanna make your 4 years worthwhile and go onto something you like doing. else you
could take it easy too
the services industry has enough companies offering easy entries to engg grads with decent salaries. but then dont complain that you dont like the work ur doing
