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The Massachusetts game design schools listed below offer free information for you to make a well thought out decision about where, what and how to study in order to begin earning what you’re worth.
Video game artists can average $41,500 a year (beginning salary), up to $67,000 (+6 years experience). Video game animators average $47,000- $75,000. Game designers range $46,000-$70,000. Creative directors and lead designers can expect $45,000-$80,000. Experience and talent can make the difference in what you earn.
Other jobs with high paying salaries include 3D character animator, producer, modeler, story boarder, FX artist, digital artist, video post-production artist, broadcast graphics designer, game researcher and planner.
If you want to head into creating game concepts or characters, you should focus on a good creative writing program. Even though most students in these schools/programs are for journalists or fiction writers, skills in character and plot development is used by video game designers. Another skill that will help is scriptwriting since scripts for movies and video games are quite similar in design and setup.
Video game design is highly competitive. A good job or even a chance of an interview means you must have credentials from a reputable school, generally a BA in game design or even a MA of fine arts degrees in subjects like special effects animation.
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