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Are women accepted in animation and game design?

Are there more jobs in game design or animation?

  • I'll be starting college this August but I'm not sure what to really study to become. My two choices are Media Arts and Animation and Game and Art Design, but my question is, where are there more jobs? In game design or animation ( like cartoon or movies)?

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    It might be wise to look into the two programs to see what the difference in courses are. For instance, does the Game and Art Design happen to cover the animation side of game art as well? There's isn't a big difference between games and movies these days (focusing on the role of digital artists that is) - both require modelers, animators, matte painters, etc. Same techniques, same knowledge used, same programs, etc. A properly trained animator should be able to get a job animating in any area that requires an animator after graduating, and in this day and age it is a good thing as you'll probably end up working for a number of companies in your life. I know animators that have started on cartoons and disney movies, and later switched to game companies like EA for example. If the Game and Art Design course focuses more on game design than Game Art and Animation, I wouldn't think Game Design is a widely populated occupation. The gaming industry is certainly growing, and has an income that rivals the movie industry, but it only takes a very few people to design one game. Otherwise the team tends to be filled with artists and programmers. So my advice is to find out which program will offer you the skills that apply to all the targeted industries, and take that. Then when you graduate you don't have to worry about which industry has more jobs, just which company wants to pay you more at the time ;)

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Animation can be either movies or games so that is probably the best choice.

redunicorn

My suggestion, Major in game design, and minor in animation. While animation is certainly a 'hot job' and you'll probably find work, large animation studios are beginning to cut back on staff. Also, animation is also seeing a lot of outsourcing. The game industry however continues to grow. It does seem like studios do turn their talent over quite a bit, but the talent usually is picked up by a competing studio pretty quickly. Whatever you choose, best of luck!

emailtastesfunny

If you like designing for free and don't care about securing your intellectual property, try game design. If you wan't to make money, even the possibility making a living, try animation.

Fat_Iggy

i think animation

Paulina.

If you learn computer animation, you'll also be picking up skills that are useful in game design, so don't sign off on that idea yet. Go with what interests you most - just spend some extra time learning to market and sell yourself and your own skills. That way, you'll be able to find yourself a job in whatever field interests you, no matter what the market is like. If you're thinking about game design, here's an informative article I came across on how to become a video game tester: http://ezinearticles.com/?Become-A-Video-Game-Tester-In-3-Easy-Steps&id=375873 Hope this helps!

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