There aren?t any jobs in Gaming?right? Wrong! There can be a perception that studying games development or design is a waste of time and money- there aren?t any jobs in the industry I hear people say. The answer is- there ARE jobs in the industry and there are plenty of career options as well.
The gaming and animation industries are growing and according to Youth Central Victoria, ?over half of Australia?s game development industry is based in Victoria?. If you have the passion, the skill base, the ability to create networks and the drive, you should consider pursuing a career in gaming or animation.
Types of Careers in the Gaming and Animation Industry
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Which job would you be the most suited to? Each job listed above requires different sets of skills. For example, for jobs in 2D Art and Animation, you will need to have skills in creativity, free hand drawing, computer assisted drawing and concept development.
For jobs in programming you will need to have skills in Mathematics and logic. Explore the course information at different tertiary institutions to work out which career area you would be most suited to.
Examples of Institutions and courses in Victoria and Tasmania
Qantm College: ?Qantm College is one of Australia?s leading digital media educators providing specialist training in 2D and 3D animation, games design, games programming, interactive digital media, and graphic design?. www.qantm.com
Academy of Interactive Entertainment: AIE claims to be the leading educator for the Computer Game Development and 3D Digital industries. They offer courses from introductory to Advanced Diploma in areas such as Game Art and Design, Game Programming, 3D Animation for Film & TV and Visualisation Effects. www.aie.edu.au/
Human Interface Technology Lab (HIT Lab), Australia: The HIT Lab is unique in Australia and is located at the University of Tasmania. It is one of several HIT Labs across the world and the technology used in the course is cutting edge, involving the latest developments in virtual and augmented reality, gaming and simulation. www.hitlab.utas.edu.au/
Many Victorian Universities and TAFE Institutes offer courses in areas such as Games Programming, Games Development, Games and Interactivity, Games Graphics Design, Games and Graphics Programming and Animation and Interactive Media
To find a course that will suit you, go to www.vtac.edu.au and search for game or gaming in the course search box
Examples of companies that hire gaming and animation graduates: Venom Games (UK), Evolution Studios (UK), Black Square Games (Hong Kong), ICHN Games (ACT), Bioware (USA), Krome Studios (AUS) and Prophecy Games (AUS).
Gaming Boot Camp, Monash University: This is a 7-day event for students 15 years and over who love everything about gaming. The event will be held between 7 ? 13 July and the cost is free. For more information and to register, go to https://cgbc.infotech.monash.edu/
Monash University IT Challenge 2012: You have the opportunity to enter the IT Challenge competition. There are 10 categories. Entries can be team based or individual and your final entries must be in by 22 June. For information about the categories and entry requirements, go to http://infotech.monash.edu/promotion/competitions/it-challenge/
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