1. My career compass to becoming a video game DEVELOPER
By Sara stevenson

2. Your short term goals Graduate high school with 70-100% for all grades
Make it into a university

3. Why do you want to pursue this career?
I love playing video games
I'm interested in computers

4. Your long term goal
The first job I could take is a play test, which you can test the games and cretic it.
The second job is a junior programmer, I do code work under senior programmers.
The third job is a senior programmer/ designer
The fourth job could be a project manager

5. Describe the skills, attributes and characteristics
I have to be creative
Be willing to learn new things and take others ideas
Be a team player because I would be working with a bunch of people

6. Years of education need for becoming a video GAME DEVELOPER
I have to go to a university so it will take 4 years

7. Salary of a video game developer
Salaries typically start from $45,320 and go up to $129,700

8. Give a brief job description and in detail explain why this job is well suited to you
Video game developers are involved in the process of creating entertaining and interactive video games. This includes developing a story, designing the layout, writing the computer code, optimizing the artificial intelligence, and creating music, graphics, and 3D animation sequences.

9. Identify what post-secondary education requirements you will need to pursue this occupation
For game design programming jobs I would need to go to a university.The education requirement is typically a bachelor's degree in video game development, computer science, software engineering, mobile application development, game & simulation programming.

10. Choose one specific post-secondary program and list:
Institutions name: Art institute of Vancouver
Program title: Visual & game programming
Length of program: 18 months
Admission requirements : High school diploma
Required courses: computer science, art history, studio art, graphic arts and website design
Tuition fees: it costs $41, for the whole course

11. Identify potential hurdles to your educational and career goals, and strategies to overcome these obstacles
This course is very expensive. With it being so much money I could apply for multiple scholar ships.
Not having the courses from high school to pursue this career. I could research the certain courses I need and I could do some extra work if I cant do the courses I need.

12. Day in the life of a video game developer