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By Teddy Peterson on September 19th, 2007
Look at the latest video game releases; you have games like Halo2, Prince of Persia-Sands of Time, Doom3, and NFS Most Wanted. Now, what do all these games have in common? Great graphics, great sound and something else; the something else is great video game design. It is the design that the Halo troops that appears so realistic and the monsters in Doom3 that look so scary. The career in video game designing is gaining worldwide popularity due to the never-ending demand for video games.
Video gaming is a billion dollar industry and therefore game designing is becoming one of the most sought after careers. In order to establish a successful career in video game designing, one has to have some skills. These skills would include a fascination for numbers as well as love for video gaming. One has to understand the various gaming aspects thoroughly.
It means that when a designer is playing a game, he should not only know where the fault lies, but he is also required to know what the fault is and how to rectify it. If you want to work with top-notch video game companies like Sony and Microsoft, it is always advisable that you enroll yourself in a video game designing school. There are many schools that offer video game designing programs. Some of the best would include schools like DeVry University, the ITT Technical Institutes, Digipen Institute of Technology, etc.
Some of the programs that they offer are Game Art and Design, Game Software Development, Digital Entertainment and Game Design and many others. If you are good, these courses may even help you to be part of the next Halo or Sims series designing team. With the releases of the next generation gaming consoles like Xbox360, Wii and PlayStation 3, the demand for video game designing has increased.
It has become more difficult and definitely more challenging. The demand for video game designers has increased so much that game studios are even organizing competitions to discover new talent in the gaming industry, very much similar to the concept of American Idol, but strictly technical. Game studios are looking for designers who can differentiate between a good game and a bad one within a matter of seconds.
Video game designers have to be very good in case of solving any problems encountered in a particular game. The problems would include bugs, game crashing in between intervals, etc.
