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6 Amazing Careers If You Are an Avid Gamer

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Love gaming&quest; Wouldn’t it be incredible if you could do what you love and make a living from it too&quest; A career in gaming isn’t such a crazy idea&period; It’s a huge industry – in the US&comma; gaming was worth an impressive &dollar;18&period;4 billion in 2017&period; And there are plenty of opportunities to be found&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Newer and smaller <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;182&sol;how-new-video-games-developers-are-able-to-thrive-in-the-industry&sol;">video game developers<&sol;a> are increasingly coming to the fore&period; Mobile gaming&comma; virtual reality&comma; AI – all of these industry developments mean better prospects&period; So if you’re an avid gamer and you’re looking for a gaming job&comma; take a look at these amazing gaming careers&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>1&period; Animator<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you’ve always carried a sketchbook of doodles around with you&comma; game animation could be just the career for you&period; This job requires both artistic flair and technical knowhow – you’ll need to understand computer packages and the strengths and weaknesses of any given platform as well as the creative vision you want to realise&period; If you excel in both of these areas&comma; you could end up working with artists&comma; designers and programmers to bring the world and the characters of a game to life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>2&period; Game Tester<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-473 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;03&sol;Professional-Gamer-e1523005281935&period;jpg" alt&equals;"6 Amazing Careers If You Are an Avid Gamer" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1280" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">This career is surely every gamer’s dream come true – getting to play video games for a living&period; But it’s more intensive than it might sound&period; It means playing the game on various different settings and on different configurations to check for glitches and faults before the game is released to the market&period; This isn’t usually a job that pays particularly well and it requires a great deal of patience as you play and re-play the same sections of a game&period; But it can be a heap of fun if you really&comma; really love playing video games&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>3&period; Professional Gamer<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">This one is out of reach for most of us&period; It’s a pretty risky career strategy – spend your days dedicated to playing a particular game until you achieve complete mastery&period; Then enter competitions where you play other gamers and win big prizes&period; The biggest professional gamers supplement their considerable winnings with sponsorship deals and product endorsements&period; But there might be a long way to go before you hit the big time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>4&period; Audio Programmer<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-471 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;03&sol;Audio-e1523005272608&period;png" alt&equals;"6 Amazing Careers If You Are an Avid Gamer" width&equals;"1920" height&equals;"1280" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Being an audio programmer in the gaming industry is now not dissimilar to working in the film industry&period; As games and their storylines have become more complex&comma; so too have the soundtracks developed to accompany them&period; As an audio programmer&comma; you’ll be responsible for recording the music&comma; sound effects and voices overs for a game&period; And if you work on a gaming masterpiece&comma; this could mean creating a fully orchestrated soundtrack or working with celebrities who are voicing characters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>5&period; Game Programmer<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Game programmers take the characters and worlds developed by the creatives and make them playable&period; This means you need to have serious technical ability and a head for coding&period; Games are increasingly immersive&comma; with interactions between non-playable characters and the world itself becoming super realistic&period; This is a huge and exciting challenge for game programmers today&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>6&period; Game Producer<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">For those of you with incredible organisational skills and a head for finances&comma; game production could be just the ticket&period; Game producers project manage the development and release of a new game&comma; assembling a team and keeping everyone to deadlines&period; They’ll also be responsible for promoting and selling the game&comma; meaning that the ultimate profit made lies largely in their hands&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There are countless career opportunities within the gaming industry&period; Whether you’re a creative&comma; a technical or an organisational mastermind&comma; as long as you have a real passion for gaming&comma; there’s a gaming job out there for you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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