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Video Game Designer

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Video Game Designer

RIASEC Code: AECI
Lexile Range: 1190L–1460L
Education Required: Usually bachelor’s degree or high school diploma/GED
Expected Salary: $51,610–$153,880 (as of 2024)
Career Cluster: Information Technology
Career Pathway: Information Support and Services

Video game designers create core features of video games. This includes storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies. They devise missions, challenges, or puzzles that players encounter. Video game designers also guide and collaborate with production staff. They solicit feedback from staff and conduct regular design reviews. They balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product. They also create and maintain design documentation. This includes mock-up screenshots, sample menu layouts, gameplay flowcharts, and other graphical devices.

Key Skills

Programming — Writing computer programs for various purposes.
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.