VIDEO GAME DESIGNER

By Lilibeth Gonzalez

WHAT IS A VIDEO GAME DESIGNER?

• Video game designer is someone that designs games.• They are like a director of a film.• They also makes

games for themselves games for company Have a amazing imagination and creativity make games for phones, iPad, tables, computer games

and more.

WHAT THEY MAKE?

• Rules• Content• Storyline• Environment• Gameplay• Methods for winning and losing• Maps• Difficulties

REQUIREMENTS

• Imagination• Creativity• High school diploma• Associates degree in computer science or video games deign (some

employees accept it)• Bachelors degree in computer science or video games design (most

employees accept it)• Work in teams

TOP SCHOOLS• The art institute, everywhere

• ITT tech, everywhere

• Southern Methodist university in Plano, Texas

• Drexel university in Philadelphia, Pa

• New York university in Brooklyn, New York

• University of southern California in Los Angles, California

• University of central Florida in Orlando, Florida

• St. Mary's university in san Antonio, Texas

• Georgia institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia

• University of Texas- Austin in Austin, Texas

ONLINE SCHOOLS

• Full sail university• Sanford brown college• Art institute online•University of north Dakota• Southern new Hampshire university online• Savannah college of art and design• ITT technical institute

HOW MUCH THEY GET PAID?

• They get paid a lot of money.•Depending on how many copies of there game is sold.• The average salary is 40,000-70,000 per year.• The highest salary was 200,000 per year.• Beginner game designer gets about 40,000-50,000 per year.• The more skills you have the more money you will get

HOW LONG THEY WORK?

•They work 8 hours•Usually 10-5•5 days a week•Also depending on there boss.

WHO THEY CAN WORK FOR• Company:• Capcom• Nintendo• EA sports• Sega• play station• Ubisoft• Activison• Xbox• Sony computer entertainment• Naughty dog• Game freak• Rockstar games• And more

• they work for themselves also

EXAMPLES OF VIDEO GAME DESIGNER • Scott Cawthon, five nights at Freddy's and five nights at

Freddy's 2• Satoshi tajiri, Pokémon• Charles zembillas, Spyro and Crash bandicoot• michel ancal, rayman• Jens bergensten and markus person, Minecraft• Masahiro sakurai, Kirby and Super smash bros• Ed boon, mortal kombat

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