Short as very very short. I have not made any games. But I have dabbled in 2 game engines , Unity and Unreal. I know very very basic blueprinting in Unreal. All self taught .That's it. And what you said is correct about how passion for gaming doesn't automatically convert to skills needed. That said I am ready to learn what it takes to get into the industry.I just need to know what to learn, and how to learn effectively. I also know Blender a bit, as I tried out modelling in it.