Our beloved game industry continues to grow, which is great for all those aspiring game designers and game developers out there. As the industry grows, so too does competition for positions in the industry. Not so long ago, many schools started offering game design certificates. Now we’re seeing an abundance of game design programs 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":
Professional Profile: Storyboard Artist
Are you a comic book fan? Have you been drawing since a young age? Or maybe you just started and you’re actually pretty decent at it! A career as a storyboard artist is hard to get, but if it’s what you know you want to do, you shouldn’t let anything stop you. This job profile […]
The Video Game Developer Career Profile
The Game Developer–an elusive, tempting career. Whether you’ve been coding since you were born, or been gaming since your thumbs were long enough, it’s time to do some exploring. This job profile guide is going to take a look into the lives of game developers. We’ll peel back the curtain and see what actually goes […]
