Video Game Development is an exciting profession with a global scope that has various variants and application platforms, such as games for home consoles, desktop computers, mobile phones, or even the latest generation smart TVs. This industry is currently comparable to others, such as cinema, and its growth potential still knows no limits.
What does a graduate in Video Game Development do?
The Video Game Developer can work and participate in each of these stages of developing a video game, such as:
- Game designer - It is the one in charge of creating the general concept of the game. He also oversees the entire project.
- Level designer - It is the one that is dedicated to creating the levels and different locations in a game. That is to say, how is the world going to be where the history of the video game develops?
- Art director - Decide everything that relates to the style of a game. He is the leader of all other art and concept designers. For example, those who are in charge of the characters, the color, the storyboard, and the scenes.
- Character designer -They are in charge of designing all the characters and their narratives. They work and create many templates and options so that other artists can work properly. In the end, they model the last figures that appear in the game, from the protagonists to those who work as extras.
- QA Tester - He is dedicated to testing games for errors. Also, you check that everything works as it is supposed to.
At the end of the training workshops at ICARIANS you will be able to:
- Design and manage software production-This is how you'll be capable of creating interactive entertainment content.
- Know the theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence and develop codes for its programming as Programming is an essential part of the development of any video game.
- Edit interactive entertainment in specialized software.
- Develop codes on different operating systems' programming platforms, for example, in Microsoft Visual Studio and Oracle JAVA. Both are the most used as standards in the video game industry.
- Know the history, development, and potential of computer graphics. As well as the history of the scientific and mathematical processes for vector acceleration, which are the tools with which virtual animation is made?
- Create and publish intellectual property, such as cell phone or tablet operating systems, consoles, or computers.
As a video game developer, you can work in digital programming and development companies. You can work as:
- Videogame developer for different platforms. Either for consoles or computer or cell games.
- Technical manager of digital content for video games.
- Technical artists specialized in video games. They were using unique design and animation software.
Other fields:
- Teaching-Taking classes or workshops at any level. For example, teaching algorithms, computing, or university-level training courses in degrees related to Video Game Design.
- Developers of web applications and software for all types of cell phones and operating systems.