Six key tools to help break into the game industry
Sponsored: As the gaming industry continues to rapidly expand, it is important to hone the skills necessary to help you stand out in a hiring pool.
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The breadth and depth of opportunities available in the multi-billion-dollar gaming industry are limitless. Whether an individual takes a more traditional route or creates their own path for gaming in another industry, the rise of gamification in all sectors proves beneficial for those who want to pursue a career in it.
According to Newzoo’s 2020 Global Games Market Report, the gaming industry has a revenue of over $174 billion with a 19.6% year-over-year growth. As the gaming industry continues to experience growth, careers and educational opportunities across the globe are evolving to encapsulate the dynamic field.
Located in Winter Park, Florida, Full Sail University has developed an expansive School of Gaming that offers undergraduate and graduate level degree programs covering several areas in the industry including: Game Art, Game Design, Game Development, and Simulation & Visualization in addition to Mobile Development.
Through the university’s comprehensive gaming-centric degree programs, they have been able to pinpoint six key areas that can help individuals break into the gaming industry. These areas include: a passion for gaming, quality educators, networking, project-based education, industry technology, and foresight.
1. Passion for Gaming
To sustain and be fulfilled in any career path, passion is important. At Full Sail, educators who are equally passionate about the field of gaming, feed into the knowledge and drive of its students. With over 20 years of gaming related educational offerings under its belt, Full Sail has been around to evolve as new developments and trends become available to the industry.
The passion of Full Sail’s students and educators has led to many innovations. For example, in 2018, School of Gaming students and faculty worked in tandem with Orlando-based non-profit organization, The Conductive Education Center of Orlando (CECO) to build augmented technology to assist in special-needs therapy. Today, the patent-pending technology is actively used by the non-profit organization.
Through the Schools of Gaming’s positive cause projects, students are given the opportunity to engage with the gaming industry in ways that expand far beyond the realm of entertainment.
2. Quality Educators
When pursuing a career and education in the gaming industry, seek out an educational institution that not only requires its educators to have the academic prerequisites to teach the course, but also relevant professional industry training. The intersection between academic theory and practical instruction centered around hands-on professional learning offers students a richer academic experience.