Eligibility Criteria
A career in Gaming, is an exciting but a highly competitive field with a combination of technology, creativity and fun. It is also an amazing and interesting career for those individuals who dedicate their lives for creating new and improved games. Relevant educational qualification in the fields of animation, graphic designing, game designing/ technology etc. is necessary for obtaining an excellent career in gaming industry. Those interested in pursuing a career in gaming industry, should focus on gaining awareness with computer programming in an object-oriented language such as C++ or Java, from their high school level, so that they can build a bright future for themselves.
Job Prospects
With the advent of greater technology, the game industry is churning out dozens of companies engaged in video game production and development. Gaming industry is considered as one of the hottest professions, with a great deal of specialization varying from broader design principles to more specific tasks such as level design and game balance. So a plethora of career options are available for aspirants from artists to musicians to sound engineers to programmers in this field. One cab be a game developer, game designer, game artist, game programmer, network programmer, Game/Script writer, Audio/Sound engineer, and a game tester. A graduate in game development can also seek employment opportunities in the field of software development, computer programming, industrial design, animation or writing for film and television, project management and more.
Remuneration
Gaming industry is one of the highly paid profession where sky is the limit. The pay scale and growth in this industry depends on how well one can conceptualize and develop the program. As a trainee, one is generally paid around Rs 7,000/- to 10,000/- per month. Within a short span of time, depending on the work, it may vary from anywhere between Rs.30,000/- to 70,000/- per month.
Institutes
* Academy of Animation and Gaming, Noida, 0120-4507507
* Global Institute of Gaming and Animation, Chennai, 044-42631883
* Asian Institute of Gaming and Animation, Bangalore, 080-40480900
* Institute for Interior, Fashion And Animation, Bangalore, 080-41122009