VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT

BY JACOB TURPIN

JOB DESCRIPTION
Video game developers do exactly what their title says develop video games.
These video game developers specialize in creating video game software by code
writing and programming.
With the use of computational thinking and computer science, video game
developers use code for programming software.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Video game developers require at least a bachelors degree in areas such as video
game development, graphic design, math, information systems, or computer
science.
Universities such as Clemson University, University of Southern California,
University of Utah, New York University, and Harvard University offer these bachelor
degrees

SALARY
Starter developers earn salaries between $50,000 and $55,000 per year. Video game
developers with more experience earn a salary of around $72,000 per year, while video
game developers with at least 3 years of experience earns around $80,000 per year.
Professionals earn around $107,000 per year.

COMPANIES THAT HIRE

Video game developers such as
Insomniac Games, Nintendo, and
Rockstar (right) are some of the
many video game developers are
the leading companies in this
career field.

Ralph Baer
The Father of Video Games
Rest In Peace
1922-2014

CITATIONS

Game Developer Job Description Duties and Requirements Education Portal

http://education-portal.com/articles/Game_Developer_Job_Description_Duties_and_Requirements.html

Video Game Developer - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_developer

Video Game Development

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_development#Education

Universities That Offer Game Development Degrees (Degree Requirements Slide)

https://www.digitalmediaacademy.org/massachusetts-tech-camps/harvard-university/ http://www.clemson.edu/majors/computer-science
http://www.princetonreview.com/top-undergraduate-schools-for-video-game-design.aspx

Video Game Programmer Salary Details

http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/video-game-programmer-salary/

Video Game Designers Salary

Ralph H. Baer

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/video-game-designer3.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_H._Baer