How To Be A Game Developer:

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For those that want to pursue this career, here are some tips to help you along the way.

Step 1: Choose between going to school and teaching yourself

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• Employers often value tech-savvy people most of all. If the cost of tuition for higher education is expensive, you don't have to worry because a degree is not a strict requirement to find employment. At the same time though, having technical proficiency along with a degree can make you stand out from other candidates.

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Step 2: Choose the right major

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• If you choose college, be mindful about specialized degrees in game programming. They can cover all of many different aspects of programming in a short amount of time. Try aiming for a major in Computer science instead if you aren't proficient in the subject already.

• Each aspect of game programming takes lots of time to master. Doing in-depth study of Computer Science is more than likely to grant you with the necessary skills to tackle each one, even if those skills do not apply directly to video game during the course of your studies.

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Step 3: Learn Computer Languages

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• Whether you attend school or teach yourself, strive to master at least one computer language. Focus on C++ to increase your hopes of being hired, since this is the most language in programming.  Other helpful languages are:

• Actionscript

• Assembly

• C

• Java

• Objective

• Python

• Swift

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Step 4: Design your own game

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• Always remember that the best way to learn how to do something is to actually do it!. Once you learn how to properly code in computer languages, apply your knowledge. Create a game from the ground up to become more familiar with the whole process from start to finish. As you are doing so, you should keep it basic, don't worry about trying to perfect it. If necessary, feel free to copy another game. The purpose is to learn, not be original. Borrow the concept of another game and build on that if you're stuck for ideas.

• Do everything by yourself. Try not to rely on using any vector/math libraries. Make every aspect yourself to increase proficiency and also finish it!, you'd want to grow familiar with the entire process, so push forward to the end. Don't abandon it because you've managed to learn how to do your favorite aspect of programming.

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Step 5: Narrow your focus

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• As a professional game developer, you will be a part of a team tasked with specific aspects for the game. So as you learn to code and build your own games, decide on what areas you want to concentrate on when hired. Once you do, continue to work on personal projects and also place more attention to these areas:

• Titles and departments may often vary from company to company, but generally programming is divided between: A.I {Artificial Intelligence}, animation, audio, build systems, engines, gameplay, networking, physics, rendering, tools, and user interface.

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