Article: West Coast dream jobs.(Special Makeup Effects Artist, Software Engineer, Assistant Director of Animation, )

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You know you have a "dream job" when you get paid for doing something you love--something you would do anyway, even if you didn't get paid. Two industries, entertainment and computer gaming, make the West Coast a place where dream jobs become realities. Each of the men in this story came to a point when they asked, "You mean I could make a living doing this?" And the answer was "Yes!"

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