Playing video games is fun and creative. What could be better? How about a game design career: fun, creative, and paying. Learn how you can break into the gaming industry.
Is a Game Design Career in Your Future?
If you've ever wondered if you can really make money playing games, the answer is yes. Game design is a booming field and if you want a game design career, you may find yourself playing while you work.
If you choose a career in game design, you could:- Come up with the ideas
- Develop and design other's games
- Work as a project manager, seeing a game idea from conception to your neighbor's television.
What Does a Game Design Career Require?
Do you like problem solving? Do you like to figure out why something isn't working or how it does work? Are you a perfectionist? If so, game design could be for you. Designing and developing games requires a lot of patience and diligence as you go through every step of production to ensure the best result. But game designers also have to be able to collaborate with others and work in a team. Other team members may include:- Artists (image and music)
- Writers
- Programmers
- Testers
How Can I Start a Game Design Career?
Game designers need art, music, writing and communication, math, and programming skills. By studying the area or areas that interest you most, learning as much about the games you enjoy playing, and applying to game company production companies, you may get a chance to kick-start a game design career.
Some universities and colleges are beginning to offer courses to people interested in a career in game design. While studying, you are encouraged to get an internship with a video design company because experience means everything in this real virtual world.
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