Friday, September 2, 2011

Euphoria


Video Game Designers?
By: Kayla 
 
Video games are one of the most popular activities for Americans do play.  Many of them play them every day.  Games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare I & II are just a few of the very popular games here are as well as Call of Duty: Black Opps.  The video games are immensely improved with animations, game consoles/systems, their popularity, etc.These animations behind these new video games are far more realistic then what they were twenty to thirty years ago.  These creators in my opinion must be very smart and creative to design such games.
Have you ever wonder about the career of Video Game Designers?  I personally haven’t though. But it sounds like a fun and  interesting if you enjoy playing video games and have some great ideas for a new game.
The training/education you would need though to become a video game designer to check out the video game design schools.  They have  computer science/programming degrees available for you to achieve.
The average income of a video game designer is about for the first three years experience or less , you can start off by making, on the average, $50,000 a year.
There are Senior Level designers who are responsible for outlining level objectives and flow within a video game. They are then required to create design documentation for that level. A level designer will typically be provided the design documentation, including mechanics, guidelines and mission outlines, from the senior or other lead designers. Lead animator works closely with the lead artists, lead programmers, & senior artists to create the characters used in the games.
The portfolio you would need for this job should include your experiences with video game designing as well as your ideas for new and improved video gaming. If you have a small game you have created yourself, that would be a smart choice to show off.  Future employers like nothing more than for you to show that you really have a passion for this and are highly interested in this field of work. Also, of course don’t forget your final thoughts of improvements and more! 
Is this career for me?
  • Personally, no. I really am not into video games. I couldn’t come up with such elaborate ideas for video games. So I’m going to have to pass on this career choice. 
Sources: 
http://www.animationarena.com/video-game-salary.html

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