Hello! I'm a half japanese and finished my bachelors in Game Art & 3D Animation a month ago in Zurich. As the gaming landscape in Switzerland is very dry (there's been no proper job opening since months) I thought I'd use my japanese passport to my advantage. However I never lived there, only visited for longer periods, so I'm not really sure where I can look for jobs/internships in the gaming industry and if there is even bilingual possibilites. I'd prefer 2-6 months long internships, one month would be too short. Any tips on where I could search for this specific type of internship? I would also appreciate any kind of tips regarding the gaming/3D art industry!
I don't have any other relatives in Japan besides my grandparents and they don't have a clue about this thing so unfortunately they can't help much.
As for my japanese skill level: My conversational skills are good but I'd need to brush up on my keigo. My hearing comprehension is great. However my writing/reading skills are trash, I don't know any kanji only hiragana and katakana. But immersion to strengthen my japanese skills is also why I'm looking for an internship there. But I would probably still benefit from a bilingual environment. Other than English I'm also fluent in German.
Side note: Game design is not the same as game art. So I'm looking for jobs that have to do with 3d animation or creating 3d characters/assets/environments etc. Not game designer jobs. ^^
by melenny