Several people in these comments are comparing the video game industry to the movie industry. I think the key difference is that the movie industry tends to value experience with everyone but the actors, with the exception of big name stars. I know lots of people in the movie industry, from set builders to producers, and they’ve all been working in the industry for years except for the actors and actresses. The video game industry doesn’t seem to value experience with the exception of a few big names and some developers with rare talents. Not a single one of the game devs I worked with 15 years ago are still in the game industry.