How do I become a computer or video game maker.

 

Professional game designers need some pretty hardcore skills. They need computer programming, digital animation, physics and math skills. This is to enter what was in 2005 a 31 billion-dollar-a-year industry worldwide. The road is not easy to land that prized job at the major game making companies such as Electronic Arts and Sony. There are four ways to get the knowledge necessary to make video games depending on if you want to compete for an elite job at one of the big companies or if you just want to tinker around on weekends. Also, you have to take into consideration your age. There are different options available for adults as compared to minors. You could spend four years at a traditional university. You could spend two or more years at a specialty school. There are summer camps available for teens, usually two week programs. And finally there are online tutorials. If you’re like me, you’re an adult who has some creative ideas but who doesn’t want to devote a lot of time to creating video games. I’m going to run down the options available in this article and then I will tell you what worked for me at the end.

 

Traditional college

 

Specialty college

 

Summer camps

 

Online tutorials

 

My decision