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I have been recently asking about game industry occupations, and I was wondering which occupational jobs you guys would take if you had the chance to help create a game.
* I bi-accidentely hit enter so a couple careers will be missing.
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CaesarsGhost
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Joined: 4/03/04
The only difference between a Troll and a Fanboi is which side of the fence they stand on. |
9/03/08 8:46:12 PM#2
I'm a Creative Director/Lead Designer/Level Designer of a MMO Company. ...I'd rather be a Producer or Director... - CaesarsGhost Lead Gameplay and Gameworld Designer for a yet unnamed MMO Title. |
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9/03/08 8:53:39 PM#3
Animator or game designer for me. |
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9/03/08 9:12:15 PM#4
Level Designer / 3D modeling I've created some Multiplayer maps for a game called Rune and one for Jedi Outcast. It has always been a hobby for me. It would be awesome to do it as a career but my focus is in graphic design. I would still like to do more level design but I haven't done it in a couple years. I just lost interest in playing Multiplayer FPS/Third-Person games and moved toward MMOs. When that happened I didn't have the drive to design maps anymore. I do want to get back into doing 3D modeling though. I've modeled with 3DS Max and Lightwave. I want to try my hand with Blender. My only hesitation is learning a new program. The reason for the switch of programs is Blender is free and from what I've seen a really nice 3D prorgram from the work I've seen created with it.
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TdogSkal
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Joined: 5/11/06
Do not fear death, Death will come a knocking anytime it wants. |
9/03/08 9:14:27 PM#5
Level Designer/Builder considering that is what I am doing while working as an Intern. Sooner or Later |
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9/03/08 9:16:03 PM#6
Concept Game artist Then Community Manager. |
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9/03/08 9:54:08 PM#7
3d modeling and art are a large part of my career so I would probably want to explore the concept creation side of things. (although I suppose that is a large part of my work as well but in a greater difference as far as initial concepts) |
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9/03/08 10:06:32 PM#8
Quality control and human resource auditing ( one title ). |
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9/03/08 10:13:29 PM#9
Programmer. Granted I'm specced for bussiness programming so I'd probably be doing database design and implementation. |
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9/03/08 11:47:35 PM#10
I want the job that lets me punch Brad Mcquaid in the elderberries! |
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9/04/08 1:56:57 AM#11
Lead marketing because it pays the most by a long margin.
www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/average-us-developer-salary-73-600 |
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9/04/08 6:51:41 AM#12
results surprise me -thought everyone would be wanabee game designers(like me) |
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9/04/08 6:57:10 AM#13
Id say writer would be the only thing I would be suitable for. I have no l33t technical skills, and wow some of these games could do with a new creative vision thats for sure. |
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9/04/08 7:29:01 AM#14
why no testers?i'm one in RL and i'm curently studing to be a programer. __________________________________ Remember the good old days when devs made games just for the sake of making a great game? REMEMBER THE OLD DAYS AND REGRET THEY HAVE PASSED. |
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9/04/08 11:26:01 AM#15
Tbh the only real 'careers' there are programmer, artist and sound engineer... but watch all the talentless people vote for design roles because "OMFG I WANT 2 B A GAMEZ DESIGNER AND MAEK LEVELS!!!!!!" |
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9/04/08 12:34:08 PM#16
Originally posted by paulscott
Programming is far and away the most boring job of all of those...... |
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Jackcolt
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Joined: 2/14/06
Bullets - my only weakness! How did you know? |
9/04/08 1:18:20 PM#17
Originally posted by Arathor
Yet Game Designer is a 5 year long education here in Denmark which also would teach you programming skills. I guess most people don't actually realize what it truely means to be a game designer. =========================================================== |
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9/04/08 1:21:15 PM#18
Sound Engineer, though it's something completely different than what I am doing today, I do have my papers of being a sound-engineer, use to when I was younger (damn that sounds old :P) wanted to become a music producer and sound-engineer at the time was as close one could get 17 years ago, did make a complete career switch and can't say I regret it, but it has nothing to do with games. So sound engineer would be the closest thing for me to reach IF I would go into the gaming industry according to the choices OP gave. I could tell what I really could do but hey!.... this is the internet......so... Now excuse me Spore is calling ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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Godliest
 Defender of Ascalon
Joined: 11/26/06
"There''s a time and a place for everything, and it''s called college." - Chef |
9/04/08 2:35:23 PM#19
Don't really know the difference between Level Designer and Game Designer but would probably be between those or Programming. I'm currently studying programming so it's most likely that if I ever get into a game creation career it would be as a programmer.
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katriell
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Joined: 1/23/06
Boredom is in the temperament of the beholder. |
9/04/08 6:24:47 PM#20
In order of my preference: 1. Website designer and/or webmaster. Creator of advertising images too. ----------- |
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9/04/08 6:30:03 PM#21
Originally posted by Jackcolt
Yet Game Designer is a 5 year long education here in Denmark which also would teach you programming skills. I guess most people don't actually realize what it truely means to be a game designer.
Good luck getting a job with that degree. Games Design = Creativity, something that can't really be taught. It isn't really a 'career' more something you just 'fall into'. |
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9/04/08 7:20:47 PM#22
Programmer. Do you think by "game designer" the OP means rules (for example spells) and balancing? Because that's important and it's missing. |
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