Games Jobs
Art and
Animation
You can have
a concept artist using the traditional equipment pencil and paper to make
sketches in buildings or landscapes and characters.
Or there’s a
different type of job is where you word in the 2d texture artist. You create
things such as floors, surfaces, walls, buildings and more.
Educational
Qualifications
The
qualifications you will probably need on having Art and Animation is art and
design drawing skills, the Basic English and maths C higher grades for
communications skills.
Skills
set
Art and
design
Awareness of
colour modelling techniques
Ability to
work as part of a team
Imagination
and creative talent
Attention to
detail observation skills
Good
communication skills
Problem
solving abilities
How to
get in the job?
As most game art involves 3D graphics an
understanding of the basic mathematical concepts involved is also often a
prerequisite. Artists start off
in junior roles and an important early decision is whether to specialise in 2D
or 3D work. This could lead up to a higher standard by going on to a senior
artist or a leading artist.
Training and
Qualifications
To become qualified on being an artist in
the games industry you must have a degree in an art subject, like fine art and
graphic design. You must be able to have the ability to draw with fine skills.
Some artist works in different types of
areas, like artist in the games industry could work in a 3D graphics design by
making a character through software and designing on what the character looks
like by showing your artist stills and your IT skills. And there’s a 2D design
were you sketch on a paper by drawing that character and showing your art and
design skills.
Salary
With a starting graduate artist animation
their starting salary is up to £14,000 up to £17,500 and if you go up to a
higher role and after the training and you actually got the job role, the
artist and animation gets £20,000 to £32,000 per year.
Games Designer
Games
designers are responsible for design the games and how it plays. They plan out
and define all the components of a games and how it is set out. Like the rules,
story, characters, the objects, interface design and modes of play.
Skill Set
Understanding
of gameplay theory
Storytelling
and narrative development
Information
design and user interface design skills
The ability
to work as a part of a team
Strategic
thinking
Imagination
creativity
What is
the job about?
The games
designers design the concept and vision a video game. They set out the story
and characters and all of the other design in the game. This is what the
designers do; they design the game on what it will look like. And the
developers who created the game will test it out and see what are the bugs and
faults on the game and if it’s okay they would release the game to the public.
How to
get into the job?
Games
designer starts off as junior role and throughout time it leads up to a higher
working standard by going to a senior role or could go higher and lead to a
leading games designer.
Training
and Qualifications
There are no
entry requirements for games design roles. But most new entrants to the
industry are graduates. You might need a degree on art and design and there’s a
number of games higher education courses some have arrangements for work
placements.
Salary
Games
designers work around 30 hours or more a week with their offices spending long
periods sitting at a desk doing their job or attending meetings to talk about
or explain the information about the game there making. With their salary
around £18,000 up to £54,000 games designers has an average and good pay.
