Not every career is based on a hobby you may have had since childhood.
Attaining a degree in game art design can give you just that. Careers
in this field are often taken up by people who have played video games
and/or have dabbled in the art involved in such games.
The ever evolving technology of video games requires updated art styles
and techniques. The artists who create and design these games have to
have technical expertise along with their creativity and design knowledge.
Such education can lead to a variety of careers that have incredible earning
potential.
Associate Producer
The associate producer of video game application handles the production
decisions for the games. This includes reviewing game ideas, storyboards
and incoming technology. They hire the artists and developers to make
the games and ensure that the games produced are done according to the
budget so that they can bring in profits.
Production skills are learned during the course of game art design studies
and can be learned in depth with additional courses and hands on training.
The median salary for this career is $41,000 per year to start.
3-D Artist
3-D artists focus on the way art is rendered in the video games. They
handle lighting and character design and interaction. 3-D art design is
a great focus in game art design degree programs because much of what
the game buyers focus on is the art and style of the game. If the art
is substandard, the gamers will not buy.
The art and animation go hand in hand so one improves upon the other.
The median starting salary for a 3-D game artist is $52,000 per year and
can increase greatly.
Game Designer
The video game designer takes the art and technology combined to produce
the video game itself. The game designer has the technical knowledge from
the game art design degree and the artistic talent blended together to
form the hottest games on the market.
It takes programming knowledge, editing skills and gaming ability to
make a game that tops the market. Besides designing and programming these
games, game designers often test the games to make sure there are no programming
problems and that the games will be attractive to the consumers. The median
salary for game designers is $54,000 per year.
