The document discusses the key skills and requirements for a career in computer game design. It notes that artistic abilities are important as games have complex graphics. Teamwork is also essential as many people must cooperate to develop a game. Technical skills are necessary as programming and software skills are used. A college degree in computer science is typically required. Passion for games is important as long hours of hard work are involved. Salaries increase with experience, starting around $46k and rising to over $70k with more than 6 years' experience. The global video game industry has grown significantly since 2000. The document expresses interest in the career for the creative aspects and pay.

1. By: Danielle Jasinski

2. •Designing elements such as
characters, levels, puzzles, etc.

3. Artistic Abilities -
Graphics and animation are a crucial component of
being a computer game designer. Video game
characters and virtual environments are more
complex than ever, which means that that artistic
people are in demand in the video game industry.
Team Work -
Working in a busy environment
comes with the territory in a
computer game design. There are a
lot of moving parts in a game
design project. You’ll be
cooperating with many people to
meet goals and deadlines, and
you’ll need to communicate your
ideas clearly and effectively, both
verbally and in writing.
Computer skills -
Technology is an huge part of the computer game design
industry. Whether you’re writing codes or creating
graphics, you’ll need some technical knowledge and an
ability for learning new software.

4. •You would need to go
to college to get a
computer science/
programming degree.

5. Legendary games like Grand Theft Auto and Halo don't
come together without computer game designers
putting in long hours and lots of hard work. To
succeed in computer game design, you'll need to be
dedicated. It may not be a good career fit for casual
gamers. But if you're passionate about video games,
you'll be happy to know that "being a responsible
adult" and being a gamer aren't mutually exclusive.

6. • Less than 3 years experience you will make an
average of about 46K a year.
• Then about 3-6 years, you start to get about 55,600
a year.
• Over 6 years you can start to bring home about 70K
a year.

7. • 2000: 5.6 billion
• 2001: 6.1 billion
• 2002: 7.0 billion
• 2003: 7.1 billion
• 2004: 7.4 billion
• 2005: 7.0 billion
• 2006: 7.4 billion

8. This career somewhat interests me. I think
it would be fun to create a game that you
wanted. And also will doing it you get paid
a good amount.