How good is a career in video game design?

Is video game design a good career path?

• Are there many job places in the video game design field? Also what does the job involve, salary, Etc..

• Answer:

  Here are a few resources that offer a lot of information about video game careers, including game design. First, this site offers dozens of career profiles that describe numerous roles within a game development studio: http://getinmedia.com/industry/games Here is an example for Game Designer: http://getinmedia.com/careers/game-designer Profiles include information on the specific duties of each career, as well as the skills/education required and what to expect. Secondly, here is an article that discusses the salary expectations of working in game development, based on a survey of professionals in the field for 2010: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34304/Game_Developer_Reveals_2010_Game_Industry_Salary_Survey_Results.php Finally, this site has a really useful interactive map tool that allows you to see what game companies are located anywhere in the world. You can search my country, state, city: http://www.gamedevmap.com/