All you want to know about game developers in Pakistan
Game developer helps you bring a concept of game in mind to the playable reality. They basically do all programming, coding, visual elements and test it various time before it is launched in the market. If you are interested in video game and love to work with computers than choosing a career in video game developer will be very rewarding for you. They basically play a major role in visual game, logic user interface and artificial intelligence. There are different types of game developer below we describe some types of game developer
Types of game developers
You can work as independent developer or when you are in industry you will work from any of these developer first second or third developers. What path you will choose will totally depend upon where are you in your career, how creative you want your product and what element you are interested in for game development.
- Independent developer- they create self-funded games as an individual and small groups
- First hand developer – they create game internally for console or single platform
- Second hand developer- they create game only for console
- Third hand developer- they create their own games or creates game for other game publishers
Responsibilities of game developer
They type of work you will do depends upon your specification and also on the size of your company. If you are working in bigger developer company than you may get a specified role in which you have to work on the specific element of the game. If you are working as independent developer you need to handle multiple processing system of the game. Some of the major tasks that you may perform as game developer are described below
- Develop your ideas into game design
- Translate your visual idea into codes
- Collaborate with producer, artists, writer and quality analysts
- Prototype test and polish the game play
- They monitor game stability on different platforms
- Review the codes and also recommend improvement in existing codes
- Port games from one system to another.
Tips to get a job as game developer
If you love to play games and like blending creativity with technology you can establish your career in gaming industry below we describe some tips that will help you if you are planning to start your career as game developer.
Start with small games- start it by developing games you can start with anything that is basic and small like creating a simple movement or behavior or you can also work with complex projects.
Built a portfolio- Once you are done with developing games it is best to add them in your portfolio. So that if you are applying for job in different organization your employer must be aware what you are capable of doing. By building your portfolio you will stand out from other candidates in your organization.
Start as QA tester- they basically test the games bugs and flaws and it is consider as entry level role from there you can get experience to enter in gaming industry.
Attend event of gaming industry- when you attend such events you came to know what types of opportunities are there in this field for you. When you will attend such events you will meet different developers.
Other options- Mostly people see that only making video game is the career in video making if you are interested in this field there are many other options as well that fall under the game development fields like game artist that create 3D or 2D images that is used in graphics of game. Animators they use different software to develop props, characteristics and objects. Writers that create the script of the games they also write marketing strategies and documentation of game. Audio engineers they basically edit and mix the tracks for backgrounds music to give a sound effect in game. Producer work as project manager and video game designers basically work on settings of game characteristic and gameplay.
Things you need to see when hiring a game developer company
Experience- the basic thing is to see the experience of the company before outsourcing the project. A company that has more than 3 to 5 years of experience in developing game is best because in these years they have developed some many good games if they are in industry till now.
Portfolios, review and testimonials- You can see the companies portfolios can see the review on different platform and can also see the testimonial that help you to see the reputation of company in industry.
Service provided- See the services company is providing does it match your requirement or not. The good development company provides services like android, iPhones and windows game development.
Comprehensive process – if want to develop a high quality game choose the developer that guide you on each steps so that you have an idea what is going on what stage and know the detail process.
Cost- always ask about how much they will charge for developing game as cost is important factor when you are sourcing a developers. Once you are satisfied with above mentioned things next is to compare the price and find your match.
Conclusion
If you are interested in video game and love to work with computers than choosing a career in video game developer will be very rewarding for you. They basically play a major role in visual game, logic user interface and artificial intelligence. There are different types of game developer. In this article we have discussed some job responsibilities as game developer in Pakistan. We have mentioned some tips so that if you want to hire a game developer company. If you want to book a game developer you can simply contact from the above mentioned details or visit their website to know about further information.
