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Average
Salary & Job Outlook
Computer game designers median wages (2005)
$61,403 annually
U.S. Minimum Wage
$10,712 Annually
Full time computer game designers earned an average salary of $61,403 in 2005. Those with a higher game design degree and more experience in the game design industry can earn over $113,800 yearly.
Computer game designers are expected to be among the fastest
growing occupations over the next decade. Advancements in computer
technology and game design will bring on a need for more computer
game designers. Also, the increasing popularity of games and
computer systems will strike a need for these designers. |
Computer
Game Designers
What is a computer game designer?
The world of computer games is booming among the
teenaged and young adult population. If you like
gaming and are interested in the computer field,
a career in computer game design could be the job
for you.
What do computer game designer do?
Computer game designers develop the layout, concept
and player experiences for computer game playing.
Tasks learned while earning a game design degree may include:
- Designing playfield
- Specification writing
- Data entry
- Creating characters
- Balancing numeric property
- Developing story line
- Testing applications
Computer game designers must have great writing
skills as most of their job deals with writing game
code and writing up specifications for others to
read. They must also be very creative to come up
with new, innovated game ideas.
Another vital skill all game designers need is the
ability to write programs in many different computer
languages. Since the most popular programming languages
are C++ and Java, computer game designers must have
extensive knowledge of these languages.
They generally work for software developers or programmers
to determine which games will be developed and played
for specific gaming platforms like computers video
game systems. |
