Career Pathway for a Game Designer

A-Level Requirements (grades & subjects)

• In order to do this job there are no requirements to work for this job in order to enter a industry. This is because this job involves working as team as well as working individually to produce a project in it best standards.

• The subjects which are required to become a game designer are maths, physics, art and design, psychology and sociology theses subjects are needed in order for game designers to work efficiently and knowledgeably. The position consist of editing, using tools and work with a game design. This is important as you need to be able to draw in a fast but professional pace as you need to keep up to task and time. Also by creating movement to make the characters move, this is to make the whole game look lifelike and realistic. All of these are very important as they have to work and think about the settings, create characters for games, the storyline, and props for different games and genres.

• The grade boundary is generally GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C or can be higher as well. • Points are also vital as you need 240 this is how much is looked-for and is necessary from a minimum of two GCE A levels.

AS levels and crucial abilities may perhaps total on the way to these points.

• Another way to do this job as a career in the future is by Diploma you have to get two distinctions and two merits for the last year in order to take on this job.

Degrees required and top 5 universities to study at.

• Many game designers today are graduates. Examples for some degrees which are use for the job is a bachelors degree for a higher position in the gaming industry. This is normally is recommended for computer engineering, computer science and also game design this includes level design . This on the other hand takes five years to finish. However in some case there are also an entry level which may perhaps simply may have need of an associate degree.

• All of these courses are use full and will be needed in the job to complete the tasks in high quality standards.

The top five universities to study at are :• University of Warwick• Southampton University• University of Sheffield• University of Leicester• Birmingham City University

These are the best universities for those who want their career route in game designer. This is because they have a huge variety of courses which are available in order to do the job. The top five courses for game designers are creative multi media design, digital media design, media (moving images), media arts, and design: communication.

Jobs you can get from that degree

• The jobs which are available for game designers from a bachelor’s degree are that they are able to move around to different roles in the gaming industry to experience a different understanding and knowledge of other parts, this is because they would have awareness of other roles.

• There are many jobs which can be offered, the main job is the role for Via a developer and Publisher Quality Assurance working as a game tester were they have to play video games repeatedly over again and again, to find errors which may occur. Examples for this is are spelling mistakes and graphics which are used. This on the other hand is an advantage for game designers as they get to have experience on other roles apart from one.

• This job gives the basis, preparation, and understanding which is needed in order to progress and be able to use the tools and access to software which lets you to do the job skilfully and professionally.

• The Entry Requirements for the top 5 degree courses are:• Creative multi media designs is a foundation course which is for 2 years. The subjects you need to have are English and Maths. The grade boundaries which are

required to get in the course are grades A* to C however an interview is necessary. In order to do the course you need to have tariff points of 120 .

Digital media design requirements for the course• This course is foundation and in order to get in a interview is needed , the subjects however which are needed are maths, science and English from A* to c

grades. Tariff points as also important up to 160 . You can either get in by completing a diploma course to do digital media design.

Media (moving Images)• The course is for 2 years and the entry requirements for this course are 200 tariff points are required. There is not a grade boundary which is needed , but

instead a portfolio proof of skills, knowledge and understanding is needed. This is for students who have dropped out of school and would like to carry on their education and have no qualification.

• Media Arts The course is for 3 years , and English is needed from a minimum of a grade c and tariff points of 240 is required for the course. An interview is also included.

• Design: Communication The entry requirements for this course are English and maths of utleast of a minimum of a grade c. An interview is required and a minimum of 120 tariff points.

Interests required for that job

• They would have interest in the money as the pays high salary of £25,000 to £35,000.

• The game industry gives incentives to encourage their employees, such as bonuses. Examples for this are vouchers, extra holidays, gifts, company cars, pay rise and promotions. This however can help improve game designers performance and can also boost their confidence and can make them do well in their job.

• Other interests for game designers are playing games and going out to the cinemas with their friends outside the games industry. As well as listen to music, the radio and drawing pictures.

• Have an interest on spending quality time with their family by watching movies, going out and socialising.

• The interest required for a game designer are that they should be able to adapt their environment whilst thinking of any game ideas especially in a fast paced work life. They should also have interest in graphic projects for games such as 2D and 3D drawing, character progress and storyboards.

• However their interest should be broad and not limited in any way. They should participate in other challenging activities such as football or any other sports set aside as an essential part of their social life.

• An interest in the technology which they have to use in order to do the job. Such as using photo- shop and flash for creating characters, props, setting ETC. Software design for problem solving and development for software clarifications.

Entry Level Jobs

• Jobs which are available for game designers who have recently graduated have to start of with assistant positions offered. The job that they get are skilled based depending on what study they have accomplished for example English, computer science, philosophy which provide a unique perspective, to enter into the gaming industry.

• Other skills may also be included such technical background in advanced logical thinking and writing skills. The very few Positions to work in the gaming industry include Associate product manager, Junior Game Designer, Office/ Facilities Assistant, Customer Service Representative, Interaction/ Visual Designer, Software Engineer, and Entry Level System Administer.

• To be a games designer you don’t need any entry level required they mainly look at the employees skills and abilities to meet the criteria of being a games designer.

Promotions Available

ProgrammerArtist/Animator

Sound designer

The promotions which are available for games designers for higher jobs in the games industry are :

They are in charge of the practical method for giving structures and effects to the characters which will be used for the games An example for this is the bones.

There are different roles form audio which work on the sound for games, graphics programmer focus and works on how the game will look like. The lead programmer has to keep an eye and is responsible to make sure the team keeps up to task..

To produce sound effects such as for the characters, gunshots, vehicles, as well as improving the sound to it best standards.