how to become a video game designer
i"m asking because i want to help the poor wi th the money i get #technology
3 answers
Chris’s Answer
Rocket - I commend you for wanting to do good for the community!
There's a great article on career trajectory for video game developers: http://blog.indeed.com/2017/01/10/video-game-labor-snapshot/
It looks like the demand for these types of jobs are increasing, but the supply is decreasing for various reasons. With that said, I encourage you to research the field, see what types of entry level roles exist, and what qualifications these employers are looking for.
Another recommendation is to start preparing for a career in software development and coding. This will give you flexibility to work not only in the video game industry, but many other industries.
Good luck!
Tanner’s Answer
Dayton’s Answer
Video games can be a hard industry to break into, because there are a lot - a LOT - of people who want to go into that same field. The best advice I can give you is to design games for fun. When they're hiring someone with no prior work experience, companies will look for amateur experience as a kind of proxy. And in a field like video games, there will be a lot of folks that have made a video game in their spare time.
So make something in RPG Maker. Design pen-and-paper adventures. Grab Unity, or mod tools for any of the many popular games that have good mod support.