Career options for Games Technology at Murdoch University

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Career options

As a Murdoch Games Technology graduate, your employment outlook is bright, especially if you combine it with other disciplines. Depending on which skill combinations or specialisations you have, your Murdoch degree may lead you towards work and study opportunities in a number of areas. The following are some professions to consider, including extra majors that will improve your prospects of achieving them.

Games Programmer

A Games Programmer writes code usually in C++ programming language or uses game-development engines to create computer or video games. Games Programmers can specialise in a particular game platform e.g. PlayStation 2, Xbox and a particular aspect of game programming e.g. artificial intelligence, gameplay. They work in a games development team with artists, animators, game designers and game testers under the direction of a games producer. - www.myfutre.com.au

Games Designer

A Games Designer develops the concept and gameplay what the player experiences for a computer or video game and documents their ideas by writing specifications. This Game Design is then used to create the game by the game development team. Games Designers must have strong writing and storytelling ability. Artistic, programming and multimedia skills are also desirable. - www.myfutre.com.au

Software Developer

Working as a Software Developer, you will be part of the exhilarating, ever changing information technology world. It will mean keeping ahead of constant technological change and developing programs in demand from the marketplace. There are over 1,500 software developers also called application programmers and systems programmers working in Western Australia.
Over 90% of the Software Developers working in Western Australia work in the Perth metropolitan area. Each year, approximately 800 training places are offered in degrees majoring in an information technology discipline. Not all of these course graduates will choose to work as software developers some, opting instead for careers in web design, IT management, Internet system administration or as an IT technician.
- www.getacess.com.au