Yea, I always wanted to get into the gaming industry but, by the looks of it, it seems I will start out desigining computers for millitary use. Now, it would be damn cool if I was one of the engineers, working on Intel, Nvidia, or AMD... but I would have to probably make quite a name for myself before I even consider working for big name companies such as those.
As for actually getting into designing games... eh, I dont know how the hell that will happen. Would be pretty cool if that does happen.
Also from personal, and secondhand experience I know working on anything dealing with PCs requre long hours... and I am talking like 20 hour workdays, depending on what it is. You really need to love your job to work in this industry. I can imagine most people quit.
But hey, the cash payout is
real good.
A friend of mine knows an editor for the gaming mag, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Johnny Liu. I know Johnny Liu first worked for the gaming site,
Game-Revolution and then got snatched up by EGM.