Gaming Industry: Scope & Career Opportunities.

Many of us love to play game but any of you had think that they will also give us the career opportunities. We spend hours in playing games and get addicted to the game easily but does not think the efforts behind the making of the game.

As we know Gaming is one of the largest segment of the entertainment industry and is considered the hottest profession widely across the world. It is a demanding career in today's modern world. With the wide access to the internet has created a humongous demand for online games and with the advent of technology, this industry is growing at fast pace. So a plethora of career options is available for aspirants from artists to musicians to sound engineers to programmers in this field.

So you thinking about the career in gaming :

In now days career in the gaming industry is very compitative . this field require the combination of creativity, technology and fun. this is the the best career option for those who are fasinated about the gaming and have many ideas to improve the game. this field will also take your mostly time in every day life which make this career a tough field for the gamer to who are acquiring the knowledge from any university and also for them who are doing office work and have to give 8 - 10 hours in office.Candidates securing a job in the Gaming industry must have a knowledge of designing, programming, fine arts, software development, and framing.

Eligibility Criteria:

The minimum eligibility criteria required for this course is 10+2 and its equivalent.
Relevant educational qualification in the fields of animation, graphic designing, game designing/ technology etc. is necessary for obtaining an excellent career in the gaming industry.
several certified program are offered by various institution.
For becoming a Game programmer, one should have B.E/ B.Tech degree in computer engineering.
There are many online courses are available for design and animation.

Career option in gaming industry:

Design and developing all these type of games is step by step process , where variety of task are performed.
Some of the common job prospects in the gaming industry are:

Game Developer
Game Designers
Game Artists
Game Programmers Network Programmer
Game/ Script Writers
Audio/ Sound Engineers
Game Testers
Game Management

In the gaming industry, one can secure a job in small or large organizations. Online game designers may work as freelancers.

Pay scale :

Pay scale: The gaming industry is one of the highly paid profession. The pay scale and growth in this industry depends on how well one can conceptualize and develop the program. As a trainee, one is generally paid around Rs 7,000/- to 10,000/- per month. Within a short span of time, depending on the work, it may vary from anywhere between Rs.30,000/- to 70,000/- per month. The remuneration of those who are working as freelancers depends on who you work for and can earn an awesome amount for a project.