1. Chris Pisha October 5th , 2011 Career Technology Foundations 5th hour
Video Game Designer
Chris Pisha
October 5th , 2011
Career Technology Foundations
5th hour

2. Introduction
"The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.“ - Carl Jung For the longest time, I’ve wanted to be able to create my own worlds for others to travel in. I knew the only way I could do this was to be a game designer. To find out more about the job, I will be researching it’s nature of work, working conditions, qualifications, job outlook, and earnings.

3. Nature of Work Create the environments Design plot Design characters
Design vital gameplay elements
Write dialogue

4. Working Conditions Intense pressure Coworkers with the same passion
Enjoyable atmosphere
Limited time and resources
Indoor
Data

5. Training, Qualifications,
Advancement
No educational REQUIREMENTS
Game design college degree is helpful
background in LUA and Python scripting
Expert in other computer software

6. Job Outlook / Employment
Hard to get entry level jobs
Can enter industry via alternate paths
Easy to join small studios
Low barriers for entry

7. Earnings Average salary at least $68,000 More for passion than pay
Medium pay
Pay varies by location and experience

8. Related Occupation Ophthalmologist Diagnoses people to get glasses
2 year associates degree in opticianry
Predicted growth of industry
On feet often
Works with hazardous machines

9. Summary
I’m looking forward to meeting other people with the same passion as I have. The idea of creating the virtual world is also exciting to me, but having to write an in depth story and create good characters is a bit intimidating. This job seems like the best one I could ever ask for. I’m looking forward to working in this field of work.

10. Works Cited