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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"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.
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The background music is not loud enough! 👎🏽
A lil more and we can have a party!
When _I_ think of the Rockstars in Video Gaming, I think of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption
What did you majlr in?
Can I become a video game designer with an information technology degree? Please help me guys😥
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?
And who designing characters?
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.
What if it is 2020
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?
in the popular game designer thing… Notch.. WHY DID HE NOT THINK ABOUT NOTCH!?
Hell yes suda 51
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tnx for the video, but, for Gabe’s sake, the tune is soooo annoying 😥
00:04
You forgot scot AKA: maker of five nights at freddy’s
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I’m looking for a team to start a dream project
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.
My friend wants to become a Technical artist, can you explain that like this brother, please.
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
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
The music is loooooud
So your telling me that if you wanna make you own game you need other people wtffffff
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?
Wolfenstein Castle 1 was really creative at the time it came out!
Sounds too hard for me I’m pretty dumb there’s no way I could do code I just like making stories and ideas for games so I thought game design would be great but now I know I stand no chance
Great video! I really love your explanations!
my teacher is giving us videos about how to become game creators or producers and other stuff
*let me outttt*
5:45
I highly recommend the second book if anyone is struggling to decide which one to pick up first.
Is there a book about how to create a game design documents (gdd) ?
What about Technical Game Designer?
Thanks for the book recommendations!
https://youtu.be/CMD3DnaaXoA
The music is very annoying. Still the video great.
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When you said rockstars I thought you meant the company 😂
Thanks this helped a lot
Is it wise to take a degree course on game design ? :<
Gta san had best. Script designers. "All you had to do was follow the train CJ
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Thank you so much
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If you want to be a game designer go to school
The annoying looping music is always the worst part of ask gamedev videos
Great video
Hello its 2020. I need help
Jeez this music is so loud I can barely understand what he is saying
https://youtu.be/7npoElVBaow
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