Title: Prevailing Over Adversity: The Key Hardships Faced by Video Game Designers
Headings: Becoming A Video Game Designer: The Pros and Cons (And How To Overcome the Challenges)
Becoming A Video Game Designer: The Pros and Cons (And How To Overcome the Challenges)
Designing Games: The Pros
Designing Games: The Cons
Overcoming These Challenges
The Uphill Climb
Competitive Nature
So how do you make sure you’re the one to get the job?
Trends
A Career Timetable
Wrapping Up
Common Questions:

Content: There are openings for all kinds of designers everywhere, so know yourself and your niche and you’ll find the perfect job for you. A Career Timetable
Many people wonder how quickly they can go from being a junior designer deciding what color the walls of the level should be to a lead designer on a project of their own creation. The short answer is ‘years’. Expect to spend at least three years as a junior developer, building up a collection of completed games with your name in the credits, before moving onto a senior game designer role. Senior game designers have more of a say in what goes into a project. After five or ten years, you may be trusted enough by your company to take the lead on a project – whether that project is your idea or otherwise. Lead designers earn the top bucks, but it takes a lot of work to get there. Wrapping Up
Becoming a game designer is just as hard as getting into any other career, but with added competition and the need to be constantly fresh and relevant. However, by applying yourself and keeping your long-term goals in mind, it can be a rewarding and fulfilling career as easy to progress through as anything. Be prepared to put in the hard work, and you’ll be rewarded with a wonderful career.