Summary

I am a happy guy that just relocated to NYC to pursuit a career in the game industry.I am currently trying to educate myself on programs like Maya and photoshop, as well as writing design documents for games so that this will benefit me and my portfolio in an attempt on breaking into the industry.


I know how hard it is to break into the game industry and I am really hoping that relocating to a major city like NYC will help me do just that.I am hoping for an internship in ANY position, from QA , errand boy , mail room attendant ,even as a coffee brewer on daily call duty. I wish to work and surround myself with the best people in the industry and I would be honored to be allowed to set foot in your office.

My experience with games is mainly gaming .As well as some map editing from old games like Half life , Red alert ,starcraft etc I have been playing / interacting with computers since the Commandore 64 and have always been fascinated by games and computers after that.
I play everything that is playable , and I would spend an entire weekend map editing for some random game.
I love the media the computer game stands for , and how it is able to tell a story, to let the player experience the story first hand and not just sit passive in a sofa. I love that games let you interact with the story even though the story may be linear. A game with a great story line can keep people interested for months while a movie only a few times.

This is why I wish to work in the game industry. Its no longer just about the game , but what the medium is capable of doing.

I am a tedious worker, I never settle for a job half done. I put my pride into everything I do . I adapt fast into routines and I do not mind a task that requires a lot of repetition. I understand the importance of teamwork , details and small tasks.

I am relocating to New York City in the hopes of obtaining an internship with one of the game developers , on the side of attending Sessions school of game art .I wish to focus on the game development education in the evenings while attending a full time internship during the daytime.

The last few years have regrettably taken away a lot of my time , so now I am turning my life around to pursuit a career that was not possible to pursuit in Norway. However , I am attending Session school of game art after Christmas to learn Autodesks maya , game design , animation , writing and upgrade my photoshop skills.I hope that this will benefit me a lot in getting into the game industry.


If you have any questions , please email me at osandbakken@gmail.com if you wish to simply talk , or receive my resume along with work references .

Thank you

Experience

*Military experience - 5 Years

This has made me good at working independently as well as in groups and teams.It made me aware of responsibility and the importance of the little things like punctuality.It also taught me the importance of secrecy and discretion in both army and civilian companys.In addition the jobs consisted of a lot of routine ,hard work.office work, writing ,planning and executing daily schedules,stress management ,high security environment and awareness of industry esionage , working with HI tech and expensive equipment ,encounters with the press, maintenance and quick changes between periods of hectic and pretty quiet periods and the adaption to these.


*Construction - 3 Years
Self reliance , controlled own work and made progress plans myself.expensive equipment, routines , report writing.


*Customer Service - 2 Years
Sales representative EB games, Educated waiter.
Understand the importance of the impression the employee makes out of the company, customer service , flexibility and the importance of knowing what's going on in case of any questions.

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