As a game designer, you'll bring ideas, build prototypes, create interactive narration and develop the game's mechanics. You'll design systems that are easily maintainable, expandable and comfortable to use, while injecting fun into the user experience.

Games are available across a variety of formats and platforms, including mobile, virtual and augmented reality, console and PC, and you'll need to use a range of technical and creative skills to imagine, test and develop your ideas.

Game designers work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes game developers, programmers, game artists, animators and quality assurance testers.

Although game designer is usually a clearly defined job role, in smaller companies you may get involved in some of the art or programming elements. Subfields within game design include level designer, content designer and interface designer.

Qualifications

Although you don't need a degree to become a game designer, the majority of game designers do have a degree. Games-specific degrees are particularly useful. Relevant subjects include:

• computer games art

• computer games design

• computer games development

• computer games technology

• computer science

• interactive media

• mathematics.