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Why become a game Programmer/developer

Why become a game Programmer/developer. Terry Wilson Mrs. Morris 8/5/13 Summer school. G ame developer. A game developer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebase for video games or related software.

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Why become a game Programmer/developer

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  1. Why become a game Programmer/developer Terry Wilson Mrs. Morris 8/5/13 Summer school

  2. Game developer • A game developer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebase for video games or related software. • In the early years of game programming, game programmers often worked on game design to due to the limited computer design in around 1970’s

  3. Career Facts • There are about 39,700 professional game programmers and developers in north America. • In order to become a gaming programmer or developer, you need the technical skills to design, plan, write, and create video game software. • You would need to have a bachelors degree in computer science or software engineering.

  4. Career Facts • Out of all game developers and programmers, only %11.5 are women. • Gaming programmers usually work in a studio. • It takes 4-5 years to have your bachelors degree in game programming, which is what most companies require.

  5. $$$Money$talks$$$ • The average salary of a game programmer, although it widely varies, is about $95,300 a year. • You would of course need to pay to go to college and receive your bachelors degree, which depending upon the college could be rather expensive. • VCU has a computer science program and to enroll there would be $7,860 in-state tuition and $21,275 out-state tuition.

  6. WHY!?! • I’ve always wanted to be a professional athlete, (track and field which don’t make much.) but when I got to high school, my parents said I need to decide on a back-up plan, a career that I know that I could enjoy doing for possibly the rest of my life that doesn’t bore me. I eventually realized that one hobby I enjoy doing is playing video games and my crazy imagination and creativity is what lead me to this desire of being a game programmer or developer like Ed Boon, who is my role model in this career.

  7. If I were a Game programmer/developer • I predict I would become a game programmer/developer when I graduate college with my bachelors degree in computer science. • I plan to work close to home in Virginia but unfortunately there's barely any gaming studios in Virginia and the only one would be in Fairfax Virginia but I would probably work in either Chicago with netherealm studios or in san Francisco. • I plan on using track and field to earn a scholarship to a college where I could study computer science and earn my degree.

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