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Video Game Designer

Digital, Computers & Informatics


  • Average Salary

    RM3500 - RM 5500

  • Career Trends

  • Compability

What is Video Game Designer?

Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM3500 - RM 5500

Example of a Job Position

Design Director
Designer / Author
Game Designer
Game Designer Director
Lead Designer
Lead Level Designer
Mid Level Game Designer
Senior Game Designer
Game Animation Designer

Task

? Balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product ? Provide feedback to designers and other colleagues regarding game design features ? Create core game features including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise ? Devise missions, challenges, or puzzles to be encountered in game play ? Guide design discussions between development teams

Knowledge

Communication and Media

Knowledge of media production, communication, and techniques and methods of dissemination. Includes alternative ways to inform and entertain through writing, verbal, and visual media.

Psychology

Knowledge of human performance and behavior; differences in individual abilities, personalities and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Computers and Electronics

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

English

Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.

Design

Knowledge of techniques, equipment and design principles including in producing precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.

Skills

Active Listening

Give full attention to the words of others, set aside time to understand the points presented, ask questions appropriately, and not interrupt at the wrong time

Complex Problem Solving

Identify complex problems and review related information in order to develop and evaluate options and solutions that can be applied.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled

Programming

Write computer programs for various purposes.

Reading Understanding

Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.

Capability

  • 1

    Smooth Idea - The ability to generate many ideas for one topic (total ideas are the most important, not quality, truth, or creativity).

  • 2

    Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas when speaking, so that others can understand what is being conveyed

  • 3

    Oral Understanding - The ability to listen and understand information and ideas conveyed through words and oral sentences

  • 4

    Near Distance Vision - The ability to see details at close range (a few feet away from the object).

  • 5

    Originality - The ability to bring unusual ideas or bright ideas to a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways of solving problems.