Good read, Chris, nice one. I definitely gotta recommend to everyone to get involved in a mod.
It's extremely good fun and a hell of a learning experience for people inexperienced in game art and team working. There's nothing better than working on a game that you'd want to play.
It also helps show dedication and passion for games to prospective employers. If you're willing to work on a free game in your spare time just because you want to make games, that's solid proof of your love for games and exactly the kind of attitude games companies want to see.
Just make sure your mod sees release, you gotta show that you can see things through to the end
