I have 10+ years of software experience but no animation experience at all. Love gaming but wonder if studios have a need for developers who don’t focus on the animation or design of a game? Thanks!

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It depends but most likely there is a role for you. I’ve worked with developers who don’t even play games. They mainly focus more on backend development.

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You can do plenty of things “just” with programming. Backend as mentioned, but also gameplay, UI, AI, engine… there are also positions known as “generalist” which can be a good entry point for someone coming from another industry

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