VIDEO GAME DESIGNER: JOB DESCRIPTION

The games industry rivals the movie industry in value and is evolving all the time. Now is an ideal time to put all those hours spent zapping aliens to good use and design video games.
Work experience and a portfolio of work will become absolutely essential early on in your career in this very competitive industry.
What does a video game designer do? Typical employers | Qualifications and training | Key skills

Video game designers, also known as games designers, design games for a variety of formats, such as consoles, wireless applications, the internet and mobile phones. They decide on the overall design and purpose for the game but many also specialise in one aspect of the design, such as the story line, characters or layout. Lead designers coordinate the design aspects. A game mechanics designer works on the balance of the game and its rule system. The environmental designer creates the different scenarios and environments of the game. Designers have a different role to that of video game developers, who take designers' concepts and write the code to make them into a game that can be played.

The work of a games designer typically involves:

Coming up with new and appealing game ideas
Developing gameplay ideas
Experimenting with themes and genres
Developing plots and storylines
Developing characters
Developing maps, scenarios, and levels of difficulty
Coming up with ways of winning and losing the game
Developing user interface (menus and controls) concepts
Improving existing games
Creativity, innovation and technical know-how and experience are all-important in the games world. While games are primarily made for entertainment, there can be real-world uses for some of the software and hardware developed, such as:
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UK-based studio Glitchers developed a mobile game that is being used to help scientists gather data to diagnose dementia
The US Navy has used Nintendo’s Wii Fit game for physical therapy
A number of applications and scenarios are being developed for Microsoft’s gaming peripheral the ‘HoloLens’ including the trading floor at stock markets and jet propulsion design at NASA
Salaries for those working on graphic design and animation will be relatively typical of that profession (starting around £18,000) although this may progress with years of experience or particularly well known projects. Find out the typical starting salaries for graduates in IT jobs here.

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