Your career after Game Design & Development

Game Design and Development is a field for those who are intensely creative, imaginative and innovative. If you have a passion and talent for designing and story-telling in a dynamic and interactive way, you are suitable for the gold mine of ever-expanding game industry.

Whether you develop online games, games for PCs, or mobile games, you will need a forward-thinking approach, creative story development skills, as well as knowledge of 2D and 3D animation and other game design techniques. Latest animation software that the students of Game Design and Development programs may learn include 3DS Max, Unreal Editor, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro and Sound Track.

Eligibility

For those who are interested in Game Design and Development, it is imperative to do a Certificate, Diploma, or a Degree course at the UG or PG level. There are Game Art courses, Game Programming courses, and programmes in Visual Communications that can help you launch your career in this field.

Most institutes accept students who are pursuing their Class 12th or have already passed Class 12th, for the degree courses. Some of the best animation institutes abroad may also ask for a portfolio of artwork, especially digital artwork and for TOEFL and IELTS scores to indicate your English proficiency.

Career Prospects

Game designing and development professionals can specialise in the fields of:

• character modeling,
• character animation,
• level designing,
• environment and effects art,
• texturing,
• game concept development, and
• QA testing.

While Game Art graduates will be more concerned with the artistic aspects of Game Design and Development, Game Programming professionals are more concerned with software programming to make the games play-able.

Best animation and game design institutes also offer internships and field placements to students for hands-on training and may also have their own game design or digital animation studio.