Many young tech enthusiasts love gaming, and may decide on a career in game development. They may, however, not have thought of which specific field of game development they are interested in.<\/p>\n
We asked Make Games South Africa founder Nicholas Hall to shed light on the types of jobs which are available in game development.<\/p>\n
Hall told MyGaming that game development is an interesting industry as it is so multi-disciplinary.<\/p>\n
Hall said the classic game development jobs would be:<\/p>\n
Although depending on the studio size, a person will be expected to fulfill multiple roles.<\/p>\n
He added it is incredibly rare for there to be a specific job of \u2018game designer\u2019<\/strong>, as all members of the team will be expected to contribute to the design of a game.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile it is likely that there will be a lead for the design of the game, that person will usually be expected to have other skills,\u201d said Hall.<\/p>\n He added that with the industry growing, we are starting to see other positions in game development become available.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is going to be a growing demand for QA testers and project managers, and producer roles are going to become incredibly important as the size and value of local games increase,\u201d said Hall.<\/p>\n 2016 Call of Duty will be a sci-fi shooter: report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Far Cry Primal set to get a survival mode<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nMore gaming news<\/h3>\n