1. GAME DESIGNER Career & Life Planning Fall 14 Thy Le (Julie) YuQin Wu (Tracy) Betha Rosero Felipevinicio Perezlopez

2. How to become a game designer? What is game designer? Education Personal skills Responsibilities Salary, benefits Job outlook Advantages and disadvantages

3. What is game designer? Game designer AKA game programmer Create video and computer games

4. What are they do? Work as a team to plan, design, and create games Test the game and work out any bugs or problems

5. Education Bachelor degree in computer science and programming. The game design training focus on 3 main disciplines: Art Graphic Design Programming

6. University of California Los Angeles Best school in the United States Massachusetts institute of Technology University of California Santa Cruz

7. Familiarity with the needed tools and equipment Knowledge of weaponry, computer security, basic drawing and 3D design skills Excellent communication and presentation skills Some knowledge of business operations Personal skills

8. Responsibilities Creating story lines and character biographies Conducting design reviews Designing role-play mechanics Creating prototypes for staff and management Documenting game design process

9. Salary, benefits Annual average: $87,000 Benefits: Depends on your company and position

10. Job outlook Employees in United States 2012 2022 68,900 73,200 (expected) · Increase 4,300 new jobs by 2022

11. Job outlook ·According to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

12. Job outlook Increase demand: Sales in video and computer software incresed 22.9% in 2008 to a record $11.7 billion in the U.S. Approximately 68% of households play vidoe or computure games. In a summary: Job prospects are good but highly competitive.

13. Where Are the Career Opportunities?

14. Advantages & disadvantages Advantages High salary Develop your creative and imaginative Play games while you work Disadvantages Work long hours Work with the computer all day Very competitive at a time

15. Eureka.orgEducation-portal.comDegreedirectory.org References

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