What is the best way to break in to the work of video games development? Opinion here is mixed. Some believe that all you need is a good programming degree.
Others in the industry disagree and think that a good game developer should be someone with a well-rounded education person (not necessarily with a degree), possessing a good personality, strong team playing skills and who has a keen interest in video games and their development.
If you are looking to go the University route you’ll notice that a growing amount of UK universities now offer degree courses in video game design & development, both at the graduate and post-graduate level.
These degree courses in computer video game development focus a lot on core programming skills, teaching computer programming, using languages such as C++. They also place a lot of emphasis on other aspects of game development like game physics and artificial intelligence.
Students also gain experience on game artistry and animation by learning new skills in 3-D modeling and computer art.
Once you’ve acquired the necessary skills to enter the video game development business you’ll have a number of career opportunities open to you. You could specialise as a game programmer, game artist, level artist, 3-D artist, animator, or scriptwriter.
When searching for jobs in the gaming industry it is worth registering with recruitment websites focused on video game jobs. Interactive Selection (www.interactiveselection.com) is just such an example, with 100s of video game jobs listed.
Others in the industry disagree and think that a good game developer should be someone with a well-rounded education person (not necessarily with a degree), possessing a good personality, strong team playing skills and who has a keen interest in video games and their development.
If you are looking to go the University route you’ll notice that a growing amount of UK universities now offer degree courses in video game design & development, both at the graduate and post-graduate level.
These degree courses in computer video game development focus a lot on core programming skills, teaching computer programming, using languages such as C++. They also place a lot of emphasis on other aspects of game development like game physics and artificial intelligence.
Students also gain experience on game artistry and animation by learning new skills in 3-D modeling and computer art.
Once you’ve acquired the necessary skills to enter the video game development business you’ll have a number of career opportunities open to you. You could specialise as a game programmer, game artist, level artist, 3-D artist, animator, or scriptwriter.
When searching for jobs in the gaming industry it is worth registering with recruitment websites focused on video game jobs. Interactive Selection (www.interactiveselection.com) is just such an example, with 100s of video game jobs listed.