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The video game industry is seeing explosive global growth thanks to smartphones and the rising popularity of internet games. A game design degree can give you a piece of the action, qualifying you ...
Should you earn a master’s in game design? Our guide explores admission requirements, common courses and potential career outcomes for this degree.
Designing a video game sounds like a dream job: getting paid to live in your imagination and think of new worlds that other will people will experienc ...
GameSpot talks with four prominent game designers about what it takes to do their jobs, and how to get involved in game design.
I am a game designer but I don't envy the task of potential employers or partners in trying to find someone like me to hire. Game design is very difficult to assess from the outside, to understand ...
The V&A’s recent appointment of a game designer in residence tells us the design establishment is beginning to see the craftsmanship required to create a great game is no less than that for the other ...
How to become a video game sound designer The GamesIndustry.biz Academy finds out what it takes to make a living creating soundscapes for virtual worlds ...
After my recent Masterclass at UKIE one of the attendees, Arran Topalian, a game designer at Rare, asked me ‘What makes a good designer?’. It’s something that got me thinking more generally ...
Sophia George is now a resident of the world’s biggest art and design museum, the V&A. We spoke to her about her new role.
In order to delight readers with surprising diversions, my team tests and tweaks ideas over and over — with a little help from some opinionated Times employees.