1. V IDEO G AME D EVELOPMENT B Y J ACOB T URPIN

2. J OB D ESCRIPTION  Video game developers do exactly what their title says— develop video games. These video game developers specialize in creating video game software by code writing and programming.  With the use of computational thinking and computer science, video game developers use code for programming software.

3. D EGREE R EQUIREMENTS Video game developers require at least a bachelor’s degree in areas such as video game development, graphic design, math, information systems, or computer science. Universities such as Clemson University, University of Southern California, University of Utah, New York University, and Harvard University offer these bachelor degrees

4. S ALARY Starter developers earn salaries between $50,000 and $55,000 per year. Video game developers with more experience earn a salary of around $72,000 per year, while video game developers with at least 3 years of experience earns around $80,000 per year. Professionals earn around $107,000 per year.

5. C OMPANIES T HAT H IRE Video game developers such as Insomniac Games, Nintendo, and Rockstar (right) are some of the many video game developers are the leading companies in this career field.

6. Ralph Baer “The Father of Video Games” Rest In Peace 1922-2014

7. C ITATIONS Game Developer Job Description Duties and Requirements – Education Portal http://education-portal.com/articles/Game_Developer_Job_Description_Duties_and_Requirements.html http://education-portal.com/articles/Game_Developer_Job_Description_Duties_and_Requirements.html Video Game Developer - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_developer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_developer Video Game Development http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_development#Education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_development#Education Universities That Offer Game Development Degrees (Degree Requirements Slide)  https://www.digitalmediaacademy.org/massachusetts-tech-camps/harvard-university/ - https://www.digitalmediaacademy.org/massachusetts-tech-camps/harvard-university/ -  http://www.clemson.edu/majors/computer-science http://www.clemson.edu/majors/computer-science  http://www.princetonreview.com/top-undergraduate-schools-for-video-game-design.aspx http://www.princetonreview.com/top-undergraduate-schools-for-video-game-design.aspx Video Game Programmer Salary Details http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/video-game-programmer-salary/ http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/video-game-programmer-salary/ Video Game Designer’s Salary http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/video-game-designer3.htm http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/video-game-designer3.htm Ralph H. Baer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_H._Baer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_H._Baer