How to break into the video game industry as a career?

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Well...you are absolutely right but if I want to do radio station voice-overs or even eventually cartoons I would need to be in L.A where all the fancy recording studios are

The way for me to start with voice acting or voice-overs is to apply at a local radio station as an entry point into the career but unless I can learn how to drive I would have to take the transit bus which isn't possible until I move out of my current living environment!

Does that make sense?

As for music production, I can get started at any time really but I need to allocate a LOT of energy & resources to the task

Coding does not require moving because I can just program games at home on my computer

Even my therapist is recommending that I get started on all of these creative project things instead on constantly fixating on marriage and motherhood because that just leads to stress & anxiety!! !

Actually...developing a video game would allow me to try out voice acting, music production AND animation so that's the real first step!

Not really. I mean, those are things you can do, but those are not the only ways to go about it. You can record your voice anywhere. It doesn't have to be a big studio, or even a radio station. The internet is full of content creators, and many of them create content that would need voice overs or voice actors.

Do you have any experience with reading out loud, or reading a script, or doing voices or characters? Do you think they teach you that stuff after you get the job? Cos they don't. People spend significant amounts of time going to school or taking speech or voice or singing lessons, learning to act and emote and express themselves in various ways, before they even start to look for acting or voice roles.

You can practice much of this at home, with little else than a voice recorder. You could practice reading books to your brother or david or anyone else at your day group, to get used to speaking out loud. You can practice expressing different emotions, say something a happy way, say it a sad way, say it a funny way, say it an angry way, etc.



If you have a computer that you can code on, then you have a computer that can possibly run DAW software, too. You can do music production on that same computer. DAW software often has the ability to play instruments or load loops or melodies to mix into your own songs.

My music production computer is like 10 years old. It runs the DAW software I use just fine. I used a cheap microphone to record my own voice, over music or instrument loops that the software came with, and put together my own songs.

I agree with your therapist - your time is likely better spent learning to code or learning to make music or learning to do voices, than obsessing about marriage and motherhood.

Do you think I could find a good voice coach online since I am basically stuck in the middle of nowhere?

I led and recited the Pledge of Allegiance at an elementary school assembly but have never actually recited from a pre-determined script

Not to mention, my family friend has secret industry connections and could help me get into voice-overs!! !

Producing music just requires a DAW...and the ability to transpose the songs

Coding and game development require software such as Game Maker which I do have

Hmm...

Since I want to do VA, Game Development and Animation work at an actual studio my best choice is to possibly re-locate to the Bay Area with David when we get married if he is permanently stuck at the rehab center because of his trach!! !

This would give me more access to fancy recording studios and put me a little bit closer to Burbank (a.k.a the cartoon capital of California)!

What do you guys think?

Not a very good idea.

That's not how that works.

Typically, people work for years at practicing and training and learning, and doing gigs they can near them, long before they take the trouble and expense to move somewhere else to "hit the big time".

Being closer to or having access to fancy studios or w/e isn't by itself going to help you. Practicing and developing skill - right where you are now - will be of much more use to you.

Plenty of content creators start out working and developing and recording in their own home.

Wherever you live, I can almost guarantee that living in california is more expensive. Also, studio time is expensive too. Especially fancy studios - those tend to be very expensive.

Probably better to try to start where you are now. If you have a computer, microphone, and speakers, you can record your voice and play it back. Read something and record it. Then play it back. How do you sound? Would you say it differently? If so, how? Try recording it again. Practice saying what you're reading a few times, then record it again, and see how it sounds.

Learn your voice. How do you sound to you? How would you like to sound? Can you sound different than you normally do? Experiment around.

Carly Rae Jepsen was 26 and working as a waitress in Vancouver BC when she finally got her big hit Call Me Maybe that opened doors for her. A few years later she did voice acting in the animated movie Leap! 2016. She was also doing coffee house gigs. She didn't slow down until 2025 when the political climate in the USA became unfavorable to her audience.
In 2025 she did one special sold out show at the Trombadour in West Hollywood. The historic Tromadour is known for launching famous careers!

A lot of folks think of her as a "one hit wonder" but she took advantage of the many doors that opened because of that.
She has worked with many people in the music business.

She has made a lot of money without becoming famous. Which means she can still live a somewhat normal life.

I feel that working on my own video game will eventually lead to professional development, voice acting & animation!! !

Since I would get to experiment with all 3 disciplines it's safe to say this is one possible method for getting my foot in the door!