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Are computer skills necessary for becoming a game designer?

Morgan Thomas · 2016-02-05T08:13:09

Hi there, I'm an aspiring game designer who's currently in their third semester of Interactive Digital Media and Game Design. I've had a try at all of the different areas in designing games, and I feel most comfortable in drawing and planning out concepts for games, like how they work, how the levels are laid out, hud design, etc. I'm not particularly skilled in most computer based areas, like programming and 3D Design and Animation, so I was wondering, can I make it as a game designer by simply drawing up my ideas and sharing them with a team of other designers, programmers, animators, etc?

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Started by Thomas_M25 January 23, 2016 12:58 PM

9 comments, last by Hodgman 8 years, 5 months ago

Hodgman

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February 05, 2016 08:13 AM

Despite not being proficient now, you can become proficient if you choose to practice.

Whether you're proficient or not, getting hired as a game designer is always a challenge -- it's a very rare job.

Don't just practice being an "ideas guy" make sure you also practice the hard parts of game design (mechanics, interactions, emergence, balance, pacing, statistics...)

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