The Directory of Game Design Resources
The goal of GameDesignResources.com is to provide a directory of the best resources that are available both online and off for game designers or those who want to break into the game design industry.
Below is a list of some of the resources that you’ll find in this website with a link to each page.
There is a huge number of digital resources which game designers can use to study about game designing. Some of these resources are: forums, wikis, blogs, newsletters, RSS feeds, articles, documents, e-books and more. Some of these resources (such as forums and blogs) can be used to network with other people in the industry and learn from them. You can use the digital resources with self education, formal education or what’s probably the best option, a mix of both.
There are many events which are organized and hosted for game designers in a regular basis. In these events game designers have a great opportunity to network with other people within the industry and get a taste of what is like to actually be inside of the game designing industry. Such events may be: expos, conferences, meetings, presentations, camps, contests and others.
Formal education is a great way to learn the skills required for game designing. More and more companies are now requiring new employees to have at least a bachelor’s degree in a game design related field. Colleges and universities are not the only way of learning through a formal education though, you can also learn from many courses which are available on and offline and there is also a great number of technical schools with great game design programs.
The game design industry is one of the entertainment industries and it’s growing at an amazing pace. Just about everyday you can hear news of game design companies being created, indie teams forming up, companies opening new job positions, companies partnering together and many other news which show that the game industry is growing very well.
Even in this digital age, printed resources are a really good way to learning all the skills required to become a game designer. There are many fundamental books which any game designer should keep in his(or hers) library. There are also many magazines which are of great resource to find many interesting news, articles, interviews, etc.
Self education is a great way to master the skills needed for designing games. You can learn a great deal by combining formal education with self education, you may want to learn and practice your skills in class or when doing your homework but you can also try on your own to apply those skills in a situation more fitted for you.
There are many tools which a game design might choose to use depending on which type of game he wants to create, though there are many tools which basically are used in every game, such as: software, hardware and many different assets. Game designers combine all of these to keep creating the best games out there.
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