Is there such thing as University of Game Design?
| Can you major in video games? Although it might sound funny, you can actually major in video games? People who make video games are called a game designer. The competition in the video game industry is fierce, especially for video game designer. You have to be really good. It does not matter whether you are self-taught or highly educated. |
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One of the most attractive things about game designer is its high pay with all level of experience. Employers are looking for high skilled workers who can withstand long hour of jobs.
How much does video game designer make? If you are a newbie game designer out of college with less than three years experience, the average salary is around $46,000 a year. With three to six years experience, average salary for game designers is about $55,600 a year. If you have over six years of experience, you can make over $70k a year. If you are really good and become lead designer or creative director, you can make up to $81K per year. The highest reported salary of game designer was over $180.000 a year.
There are many University of game design that you can go to, if you are serious about becoming a video game designer. Many of them are well respected educational institutes such as The Art Institute, ITT Tech, Devry University, and Westwood College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Before you spend thousand and thousand of dollars attending these schools, you should also know that Video game studies are not just about fun and game. Some of the class in video game design is pretty hard, and the industry is very competitive. But the rewards are also worth.
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