http://pipeline.valvesoftware.com is a website revolving around Pipeline, a project overseen by Valve and fully developed by eight teenagers. Pipeline will be built up from scratch and will be constantly updated throughout the summer. The objective of Pipeline is to create a better connection for teenagers to Valve. We are aware that there are many questions being asked about how one should go about studying for a career in the gaming industry. We are here to hopefully answer many of these questions.
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Why is Valve doing this?
There are two main reasons that Valve is creating Pipeline. The first is that we are frequently asked questions by teenagers about the videogame industry. "What is it like to work on videogames? What should I study? What colleges are best for preparing me? How do I get a job in videogames?" Pipeline will be a place where those questions can be discussed. The second is that Valve is running an experiment. Traditionally Valve has been a very good place for very experienced videogame developers, and not so good at teaching people straight out of school (the reasons for this and the tradeoffs are covered in the Valve employee handbook). Pipeline is an experiment to see if we can take a group of high school students with minimal work experience and train them in the skills and methods necessary to be successful at a company like Valve.
Today's teens are tomorrow's developers so it's great that they learn from the best.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Pachter told me PC gaming isn't relevant so to name a relevant PC developer would be an oxymoron.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Quoting this from reddit as it hit the nail right on the head
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Of course it's just for locals. Why would Valve spend thousands of dollars to fly some teenager in from Finland to basically work for free?
Also its more than Seattle-area teenagers, its well off Seattle-area Teenagers with parents who have connections. I very much doubt that you are going to find a kid from a low-income family in that office. Usually this is true because how would they afford the time to drive there and work for free? Usually they have to get a job that actually pays and they never had the money to invest in things such as a guitar or a good computer to get skilled at production related tasks.
Quoting this from reddit as it hit the nail right on the head
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Of course it's just for locals. Why would Valve spend thousands of dollars to fly some teenager in from Finland to basically work for free?
Also its more than Seattle-area teenagers, its well off Seattle-area Teenagers with parents who have connections. I very much doubt that you are going to find a kid from a low-income family in that office. Usually this is true because how would they afford the time to drive there and work for free? Usually they have to get a job that actually pays and they never had the money to invest in things such as a guitar or a good computer to get skilled at production related tasks.
That's like saying PC gaming discriminates because it's only for "rich" teens. Unless your parents are rich, chances are you will only be able to play games on a console.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Quoting this from reddit as it hit the nail right on the head
Quote:
Of course it's just for locals. Why would Valve spend thousands of dollars to fly some teenager in from Finland to basically work for free?
Also its more than Seattle-area teenagers, its well off Seattle-area Teenagers with parents who have connections. I very much doubt that you are going to find a kid from a low-income family in that office. Usually this is true because how would they afford the time to drive there and work for free? Usually they have to get a job that actually pays and they never had the money to invest in things such as a guitar or a good computer to get skilled at production related tasks.
That's like saying PC gaming discriminates because it's only for "rich" teens. Unless your parents are rich, chances are you will only be able to play games on a console.
yo spinmaster you just spined it like it would make PC the high clash bitch
this is only a free internship thing for selected few
Quoting this from reddit as it hit the nail right on the head
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Of course it's just for locals. Why would Valve spend thousands of dollars to fly some teenager in from Finland to basically work for free?
Also its more than Seattle-area teenagers, its well off Seattle-area Teenagers with parents who have connections. I very much doubt that you are going to find a kid from a low-income family in that office. Usually this is true because how would they afford the time to drive there and work for free? Usually they have to get a job that actually pays and they never had the money to invest in things such as a guitar or a good computer to get skilled at production related tasks.
That's like saying PC gaming discriminates because it's only for "rich" teens. Unless your parents are rich, chances are you will only be able to play games on a console.
^ It is. Is it Valve's fault if one doesn't have a car to attend? Or anyone's fault for that matter? "Transportation costs, ohhhh so unfair!" "I need to find a job, ohhhh so unfair!"
It reminds me of exactly the same BS I often read, about how PC gaming is only for a select few rich people and that's unfair!!!!1
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
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