A games developer may not be a role you’ve heard of before or know much about what they do. 

These workers are involved in creating and producing different kinds of games – these can be games on mobile phones, tablets, online, consoles or computers. A lot of programming is involved to ensure they work correctly on each device. As you can imagine, this is a career where a strong passion for games, independence, teamwork and technical skill sets are a must.  

Creating a game from start to finish involves a lot of different steps, even taking years to complete. As such, game developers work on all stages to ensure its all progressing as expected. Responsibilities like designing how it looks, the animation, programming, audio, editing, and coding are all essential parts of developing a game. 

Specific skills like coding and programming are also crucial in a career path like this, as you’ll be using them every day. These are also the main skills you’ll learn as part of your computer science degree. 

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TOP 10 EMPLOYERS

1. People Can Fly 
2. Cosmic Games ULC 
3. Blizzard Entertainment 
4. ModSquad 
5. Funcom 
6. TOCA USA 
7. HTX Labs 
8. Applied Insight 
9. Everi Games Inc 
10. Warner Media