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Do you love playing video games? Do you like storytelling? Do you amaze others with your work on the computer? If yes, you should consider a career in video game designing. 

Video game designing is a process to design and develop video games that are played on computers, mobile phone or gaming consoles. It is a combination of visual art and computer science. Visual art is used to create characters and game layout on other side computer science for coding and technical aspects of the game.

Game developers should be:

  • Highly creative.
  • Have broad imagination power.
  • Very technology-friendly.
  • Very structured and organised with their work. 

Example: Gabe Newell who developed Counter-Strike, Shigeru Miyamoto who developed Super Mario 64, and Hideo Kojima who developed Metal Gear are some of the most talented video game developers in the world 

 

What are the roles and responsibilities for Video game Designer ?

 

  • A video game developer designs core features of video games. 
  • Create core game features including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise. 
  • Create and maintain design documentation.
  • Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.
  • Balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product. 
  • Provide feedback to designers and other colleagues regarding game design features. 
  • A video game developer devise missions, challenges, or puzzles to be encountered in gameplay. 
  • They guide design discussions between development teams. 
  • Develop and maintain design level documentation, including mechanics, guidelines, and mission outlines. 
  • Create and manage documentation, production schedules, prototyping goals, and communication plans in collaboration with production staff. 
  • They present new game design concepts to management and technical colleagues, including artists, animators, and programmers. 
  • Conduct regular design reviews throughout the game development process. 
  • Solicit, obtain, and integrate feedback from design and technical staff into original game design. 
  • They document all aspects of formal game design, using mock-up screenshots, sample menu layouts, gameplay flowcharts, and other graphical devices. 
  • Provide feedback to production staff regarding technical game qualities or adherence to the original design. 
  • Prepare two-dimensional concept layouts or three-dimensional mock-ups.

What are the key skills required for Video game Designing?

  • Spatial Ability
  • Game Design
  • Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Sound development software
  • User Experience (UX) Design
  • C++

What are the career opportunities in Video game Designing?

  • Designer/Writer
  • Game Designer
  • Game Designer/Creative Director
  • Lead Designer
  • Lead Game Designer
  • Lead Level Designer
  • Mid Level Game Designer
  • Senior Game Designer
  • World Designer
  • Design Director

What is the salary and demand for Video game Designer ?

1 Fees
Medium
2 Demand
High
3 Salary
High
4 Level Of Preparation
Medium

What education is required to become a Video game Designer ?

  • Student can do 12-Any stream. Then complete B.Des in Game designing. Further you can Proceed with M.Des in game designing.
  • Student can do 12-Science. Then complete B.Tech in Computer Science. Further you can Proceed with Post Graduate Diploma in Game design.
  • Student can do 12-Science. Then complete B.Sc/BCA in game design.

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