One phone app game I was involved in and a degree in game development.

So I should ask you then, how realistic is it for a couple people to make a successful game without a company to back them up?

It's definitely possible. Indie dev's have done it before. No small or easy task and it takes a bit of luck. You have to have an idea or concept that's fun with a look and feel that catch peoples attention. It's a bit of luck with proper advertisement or coverage from gaming news sites. Kickstarter can help and about 50k. That's around the average cost for an indie game I think.

studying on the 3D modeling ;9 but I dunno id would try for some kickstarting group

I tried one kickstrter group but not with any luck. It's probably due to my not advertising it enough.

I dunno im am very plan thinking xD but im slow to act. I was thinking of forming a group in which we all would work on something and share the earning.

games design degree here helped with a few project got paid got no where and then scrapped it

Really? That's sad. The game industry makes mare money than the movie industry. Were you working for a company or on your own?

worked free lance for 4 years scrapped it last year had think a bout things and got a fully time job in something completely different

to be honest i was working well leading up to the year i scrapped on okish pay for project work and enjoyed it finished my last project doing some 3D model work fixing character and such.

then i had nearly a entire year of no work , pretty bad ,good job i still kept weekend job from uni :)

Currently in the progress of making a Mario fan game, and original ones.

Any examples of your work around?

Nothing yet, other then I can create a little demo of side game, or post some screen shots of it.

Done some Game Design classes I went to the hospital and the Art Institute stole my tuition and told me not to come back. Heard many more horror stories like it. That school can burn in hell. It was designs mind you, not whole finished games. I didn't get far enough to have the coding and animation classes. I've done well with my voice acting and sound designs though.

Hai I work at a AAA studio as a Designer :3

Very cool! Would that happen to be at the Chicago location?

Ah no, I live and work in the UK :3

Oh, okay. There are quite a few companies with that name. What sort of things do you work on there as a designer?

I mostly do AI and Equipment design, it varies from game to game honestly!