AVERAGE SALARY
$40-$80k
SKILLS DEMAND
MEDIUM
CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN New Zealand
600
What is a Game Developer
A game developer role is as varied as it is skilled and can include but is not limited to:
- Writing storyboards, storylines and features
- Developing characters, character bios and plots
- Create storylines based on their own or other ideas
- Design and develop detailed documentation that outlines every aspect of the look and feel of the game, its functions and purpose
- Write and develop the code that will be used to create and build the game
- Design and create graphics, digital visuals, imager and sound effects
- Design and develop all content and visual animation
- Build test versions of the game to measure, identify and rectify any errors
Getting in and Qualifications
Personal Skills
Game developers have a set of personal skills that will help them navigate the specifics of their role. They include but are not limited to:
- Strong and efficient planners and organisers
- Excellent communicators
- Able to work well with deadlines under pressure
- Artistic and creative
- High attention to detail
- Methodical analysts
- Composed and adaptable multi-taskers
Work Experience Pathways
- Gaming enthusiast
- Online game or board game designer and strategist
- Film technology and editing experience
- Coding knowledge and experience in creating software, websites and games
- Digital art and graphic design
Subject Pathways
- Art
- Design
- Animation
- Film technology and production
- Digital Technology
- Visual Communication
- Maths
- Physics
- Art History
- Visual Design
