is college degree valuable for being a game dev in today's date

[tidal plaza]

well, i can't keep up with me college nor it interest me much, if you are working or developing, help me out on your views and game dev market, since i am at beginner level, and i wanna build myself as game developer.

[candid sun]

if you're not from the US and you want to go work there at some point in your career, you need a relevant degree

[willow copper]

well, assuming "as game developer" means you make your own game, I dont think anyone playing your game cares about your degree.

[main cape]

this is just my perspective, it doesnt matter. If you can create good games (with solid portfolio) Ill recruit you

then, the rest is evaluation, based on your management and communication, and self development

[tidal plaza]

i see, well more the views and opinions better i can shape myself, i will be seeking out companies and making few games of my own wish, i know it will take time but college is consuming most of it, i m just here for degree because i heard companies demand degree

[river notch]

Good afternoon. I just completed my Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and my second Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics with Honors last May. I am now attending my Master of Science program in Computer Science right now. I actually just emailed my academic advisor, and, if I don't fail any classes, I might get my Master's degree this Fall. I'm also leading the programming in my team of friends from my undergraduate degree program in developing an indie video game on the Godot Engine. From my perspective, I feel like my Computer Science degree helped form the backbone in understanding the basics of computational programming from a Software Engineering perspective, many of which are directly translational to video game development programming. These include working with Version Control Systems (e.g. GitHub), working with Software Design Patterns (e.g. Finite State Machine, Factory Pattern, Observer Pattern, etc.), understanding how to read and synthesize contents of software documentation (such as Godot's API and Godot Docs documentation, etc.). Many of these skills will most likely ensure the codebase for your game is easily scalable, your team is able to keep track of the history of your game's codebase development, your team is able to communicate when merging game features and source code contributions to the mainline, etc. So, I'd say the education and knowledge you attain in your degree program (which will obviously vary depending on the institution you're in) most likely will help you have the basics in programming your game and understanding how to lead it from a Software Engineering perspective as I do, though, of course, I'm not aware of which university or college program you're attending, precisely. I've also never developed a video game before nor have I worked in video game development at all before in any capacity, so, please take my advice with a grain of salt...

My advice, as someone who struggled and still struggles myself in higher education in Computer Science, is to just try your best and do the best you can do. Remember, the only person you're accountable to at the end of the day is yourself. Not your friends. Not your family. Not your neighbors or any community. You are. If you want this degree, and it sounds like you're almost there to getting it anyway after all these years, then go for it, my friend!!! Besides, you never know what doors it might open up for you in the future outside of game development. I got a message on LinkedIn for a job that was 2 or 3 hours away from where I live now. I didn't apply for the job, they just saw my two degrees and were impressed. Of course, I had to turn them down, as taking the job would've meant dropping out of grad school (which I'm determined to complete). The job market right now is a complete and utter mess for all of us, including Software Engineers, Software Developers, Web Developers, etc. A lot of this is due, in my honest view, to Capitalism, as the ruling class of the bourgoisie (e.g. employers, CEO's, major shareholders, boards of directors, etc.) have either automated away, outsource, or completely cut a lot of job opportunities that were originally available to us years ago. So, don't be too hard on yourself. Just do the best you can with what you have to work with in the world we currently live in. Never try to live up to any standard of success or worth in your character others may set before you as traditional. Just live and work to the pursuit of an end-goal that satisfies you, my friend. That is my advice to you as a stranger on the internet and a fellow student of Computer Science.