Build the New Age of Entertainment
Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.
Contact Info
Get in touchRelated Job Titles
Design Director, Designer, Game Designer, Level Designer, World Designer
Facts and Stats
Your career outlook is looking good – just like these stats.
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$80k
Median wages (annual)
2021
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1,800
Projected job openings
2021-2031
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>11%
Projected growth (much faster than average)
2021-2031
What you Need to Know
- Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Communications and Media — Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Related Programs
Top Technology Requirements Included in Job Postings
- Data base user interface and query software — Blackboard software; Microsoft SQL Server; Structured query language SQL
- Development environment software — Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript; C; Microsoft High Level Shader Language HLSL; Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL
- Graphics or photo imaging software — Adobe Systems Adobe Flash; Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator; Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop; Microsoft Visio
- Object or component oriented development software — Advanced business application programming ABAP; Objective C; Oracle Java; Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- Web platform development software — Hypertext markup language HTML; JavaScript; PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor; Ruby on Rails
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