Question on moving to CA!

[TheYak]

Redwood city.. that'd be roughly an hour, 20 minutes here.  From what I've heard, it's a nice place.. cost of living is lower than San Francisco or Daly City, but still a bit high.  Near the coast on either side and close enough to major cities to see the sights.  Best o' luck with the move.. ought to be interesting in either case.  Californians are odd.

[edmundito]

Yeah, I'd say that here in the mid-northern-south (Oklahoma-Missouri-Arkansas) I'm straight out of college with a computer degree and at most I'll be making ~2500/month.

California, however, is a whole other story. I'm guessing at least twice that much. Which makes you wonder why software and video games cost so much to make instead of outsourcing everyone here. But I'm not a CEO of a company or whatever.

[Gregjazz]

Redwood city.. that'd be roughly an hour, 20 minutes here.  From what I've heard, it's a nice place.. cost of living is lower than San Francisco or Daly City, but still a bit high.  Near the coast on either side and close enough to major cities to see the sights.  Best o' luck with the move.. ought to be interesting in either case.  Californians are odd.

Are you north or south bay?

[shbaz]

Wow you guys have been a great help!

Redwood City - CA, thats where I will be working.
I have a friend that stays in San Fran. I am planning to crash with him for awhile until i get my own place.
Yeah "I wish they all could be CA girls.. )

I've been there, it's still expensive but less so than Frisco or LA, so you'll be fine. Probably will have leftover money too unless you party a lot. Look for apartments on the net early so you'll find the best deal.

Good luck!

Yeah, I'd say that here in the mid-northern-south (Oklahoma-Missouri-Arkansas) I'm straight out of college with a computer degree and at most I'll be making ~2500/month.

California, however, is a whole other story. I'm guessing at least twice that much. Which makes you wonder why software and video games cost so much to make instead of outsourcing everyone here. But I'm not a CEO of a company or whatever.

There are game companies around, just not many. A company in Tulsa, for example, does ports of various games.

The density of good programmers and CG artists here isn't even moderate either, which I'm sure has a lot to do with it.