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Understanding Jobs
12 Rocktober 2009
Aims
To illustrate how jobs in media industries (games)
Objectives• All students will be able to examine 1 job in the games industry• Most students will be able to describe 1 key role/responsibility in games industry jobs• Some students will be able to describe 2 key roles/responsibility in games industry job
There are a variety of jobs available in the games industries
IntroductionDESIGNER
AudioSFX
PRODUCERVoice Director
Animator
Artist
Engine Programmer
AI Programmer
Any Thoughts?
Discuss perhaps a job in that list that might take you fancy and give a couple of reasons for that?
”A great idea is meaningless. A great idea that leverages your existing technology, gets the team excited, is feasible to do on time and budget, is commercially competitive, and, last but not least, floats the boat of a major publisher... Now you have something."-- Ken Levine
Ever played a game and thought that you could do something miles
better?
The Life of a Game Designer
• Cliff Bleszinski• Hideo Kojima• Shigeru Miyamoto• Peter Molyneux• Dani Bunten Berry• Will Wright• Sid Meier
Breaking and Entering
• Write everything down!• Repeat, fail, repeat, fail, repeat (to fade)• Get some design experience elsewhere• Experience life! "I was making my own games, programming
them, doing all the artwork, the production, level design, and everything because I didn't
have anybody else to do it for me."-- Cliff Bleszinski
Doing Your Duty
• Working as a team• Being creative• Taking criticism• Playing• Observing• Detail• Writing• Planning• Letting go
DO YOU DO ANY OF THIS RIGHT
NOW?
Accepting Defeat
• Budgetary constraints• Working out• Testing
Back to the drawing board
If it breaks..... You can fix it
Understanding how things work is paramount to game design.
Activity
What skills are important when undertaking a job in Games Design?What personal skills do you have to contribute to Games Design?
Discuss!
Paper to Screen
• A good designer can visualise and develop ideas on paper, and take them to the screen• A designer is passionate and dedicated• A designer must work to tight deadlines• A designer is a good pitcher and often exudes lots of confidence
Skills To Pay The Bills
How much do designers get paid?Junior Designer
Lead DesignerMission Designer
STORY WRITER
Activity
Guess the Salary
In small groups, guess the salary of a selection of designers and jot down their basic duties
Homework
• Research jobs in games in more detail• Blog one job description between now and next week – I’ll be checking!
Overview
• What do designers do?• What skills do you need to be a designer?• How much can you earn in games design?