How to Become a Video Game Designer!
How to Become a Video Game Designer!
A Video Game Designer career is one of the most desired jobs in video games. This video provides tips on how to become a video game designer and create game designs.
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When we think of the “rockstars” of the game industry, we immediately think of people like Tim Shafer, Hideo Kojima, SUDA51, and Shigeru Miyamoto. What do these heroes have in common? They’re all game designers! Great game designers have built entire industries and have shaped culture as we know it. So it’s easy to see why there are a lot of people dreaming of becoming game designers.
As we’ve seen in our previous video, the barrier to entry for making games is lower than it’s ever been – you can start becoming a video game designer today! So where do you start? We ‘re going to tell you all you need to know about what a video game designer does, and how to get started on a career path in game design today.
First, we are going to review the role of the game design and the type of work they do. We will also review the common types of design specialities in the game space.
Next we will review how to become a video game designer – including how to kick off your career and the commonly used paths for climbing up the ladder.
Also, we will review how to separate yourself from all of the other people looking to become video game designers. What skills to develop and how to become more valuable.
Next we discuss the good and bad of the game designer role. What are the perks and the challenges on a day to day basis.
We will also reveal the typical career progression for a video game designer – and what roles they can graduate to.
Finally, we will review some good books to check out if you want to read more about making great video game design.
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The music is very annoying. Still the video great.
Pubg
Hell yes suda 51
What if it is 2020
A QA Tester position will only get you into a game designer role if it’s an indie studio. If you get into QA for a large, AAA studio, you’ll never move anywhere outside of QA.
Is it wise to take a degree course on game design ? :<
And who designing characters?
The annoying looping music is always the worst part of ask gamedev videos
Thanks for the book recommendations!
What is it called when there is a person who comes up with the ideas for the game such as what the campaign is gonna be or what the missions are without actually coding or physically making the game?
Is there a book about how to create a game design documents (gdd) ?
@1:00 it looks like he is milking the monitor.
5:45
I highly recommend the second book if anyone is struggling to decide which one to pick up first.
Thank you so much
What did you majlr in?
00:04
You forgot scot AKA: maker of five nights at freddy’s
So your telling me that if you wanna make you own game you need other people wtffffff
You should get more subscribers! Also do you have to be a good storyteller and draw Concept art because I have so many drawings. Write alot of stories that pop into my head, and currently I have 3 Game ideas, but I want to do Animated Series as well so I was wondering what should I start off with first?
The background music is not loud enough! 👎🏽
A lil more and we can have a party!
in the popular game designer thing… Notch.. WHY DID HE NOT THINK ABOUT NOTCH!?
I’ve tried to listen to this twice now but the music is too distracting and the speed at which the guy is talking is too fast. It sounds like it has been sped up or he’s on something. Why is this “a thing” on YouTube?
The song in the background is so annoying
Thank you, I know this video is almost 2 years old but it has been a huge help to see the different areas in game design and what they infer.
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Hello its 2020. I need help
What about Technical Game Designer?
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https://youtu.be/CMD3DnaaXoA
When you said rockstars I thought you meant the company 😂
The music is loooooud
tnx for the video, but, for Gabe’s sake, the tune is soooo annoying 😥
When _I_ think of the Rockstars in Video Gaming, I think of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption
Jeez this music is so loud I can barely understand what he is saying
I love to draw and I have so many drawings of what my video game should be. I thought of a story gameplay and even seqauls if it happens. I was woundering does a preson that wants to be a game desinger have to do all these you talked about in the video? Because if so….Im worried as all hell now 😨😒. Cause I tried coding but i get bored so easy and it makes me sad to think that because I love gaming and I want to put my vision out there for the world to see
There are some schools that you can go to if you want. I am a level designer and went to full sail university. One warning it is a lot of work and extremely competitive. Make sure you have a great portfolio and have made a game on your own. And finally if you are known as a dick or an asswipe then sorry because no one likes working with them.
Alright but what if its already 2019
My friend wants to become a Technical artist, can you explain that like this brother, please.
🔥
Great video
I agree, Game Designers need to wear a lot of different hats. I really liked how you explained that in your video. I believe communication is the main strength of a Game Designer.
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I’m looking for a team to start a dream project
"Tim shafer" certainly not, this jew worked on 1 good game and thought he was god, made his own company and drove it to shit with shit games.
I just want a job where i walk around the office of game designers and animators and tell them what would be better and “hey that’s really cool but if you made it like this the fans would love it more” just giving them pointers of what fans like since i am a huge video game enthusiast
If you want to be a game designer go to school
this is my dream but man i am feeling so unprepared lol but i have the passion to do it so i need to just do things one at a time
Great video! I really love your explanations!
Can I become a video game designer with an information technology degree? Please help me guys😥
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https://youtu.be/CMD3DnaaXoA
your audio quality and the way you edited the music so loud in the background of this video killed me so you get an unlike for it,,, information are great. keep on and work on these stuff