Subjects needed for games design

You should do some research on your own (use the search function on the forum to help you…)

You don’t need any specific subjects in your leaving cert to get into games design. Some post leaving cert courses may have certain requirements, but I’d say they are more points orientated…one of the guys will fill you in with info on those…

Salaries? Lets just say you wont get rich in games ^_^

hi im in TY. are there any subjects you specifically need to do in leaving cert to get into games design? also, what is the average salary? are there many jobs available in ireland or would you have to look for one in england or the u.s.? :roll: sum1 please reply![/quote:3a51a0a603]for salary info search through the features on http://www.gamasutra.com for previous years salary surveys (mostly US, but you can extrapolate from there) OR pay $3.95 and buy this months Game Developer magazine (also from the Gamasutra site) and get this year’s survey OR trawl through some of the games jobs sites and see what they are offering

It’s highly unlikely (but not impossible) you will get a game design job straight out of college and you will most likely have to travel to the UK or US to find work

while the industry does not have specific requirements to get into game design certain college courses will have – the more technical will require maths, maybe physics, the more art orientated art etc.

game designers take any number of paths into the industry..

Aphra

Salaries? Lets just say you wont get rich in games ^_^[/quote:c5a499d7fe]

Unless you’re John Carmack that is.. :P

Salaries? Lets just say you wont get rich in games ^_^[/quote:50ddba53a9]

Unless you’re John Carmack that is.. :P[/quote:50ddba53a9]

And he aint a games designer. Hardcore coder.. 8)