Have you ever poured hours upon hours into a game like Final Fantasy VII, hanging onto every scrap of a story to see what happens? (Spoiler for a 20-year-old game)… Avenging Aeris, stopping the evil Sephiroth, and finding out about the true origins of our favorite spiky-haired protagonist, Cloud Strife. Once Sephiroth flew down and […]
Start Your Career in Game Design
If you're one of the many looking into a career as video game designer, look no further. You've hit the jackpot!
Below you'll find our archives of all posts written about learning game design. More specially, learning how to design games for fun, for profit, or professionally with a world-renown design studio. Regardless of your age, location, or skill level, we've got you covered. We've got articles for middle schoolers just starting, as well as advanced guides for seasoned pros.
Some of our most popular gaming career guides include; The 10 best game engines, the most popular game design programming languages, and our tutorial showing you how to create a professional game design portfolio.
For the beginner's out there, start with our common questions series:
- Are Video Games Good for You?
- How Much do Game Designers Get Paid?
- What are The Best Colleges for a Game Design Degree?
- What are the Best Game Design Studios?
Or maybe you already have some experience and are looking to take the next step in your career.
For you we have a series we call "Getting a Job in Game Design":
How to Become a VFX Artist
Visual Effects has changed the face of film, games, and TV as we know them. With visual effects, creators can further immerse viewers and participants in fictional worlds. Whether this is the Star Wars universe or Doctor Who, visual effects have been helmed by some truly talented VFX artists. Of course, you want to get […]
Video Game Journalists: Play, Write, Repeat
In recent years, video game journalism has become a valid and booming business. Who would have thought 20 years ago that journalism wouldn’t just be confined to breaking global news and various other news stories? Now you have countless individuals breaking the most important news in the game industry. However, game journalism is not without […]
