What are the career & job prospects in India for Game Design?

According to a Google report, although still in a very early stage, the online gaming industry in India is expected to grow to $1 billion by 2021 from the current $360 million a growth rate of 20 percent with the online gamers community reaching 310 million by 2021. As people are smitten by the technological advancements and social network, there is scope for huge growth, particularly on mobile. In 2016, India accounted for 0.55% of the global gaming industry and is expected to grow because of the internet penetration and increasing game preferences by the young internet users, In Q2 2016, India ranked fifth globally by game downloads at 1.6 billion and expected to reach 5.3 billion in 2020. It is expected to surpass both Russia and Brazil in the coming years. The gaming industry currently has 250 game developers and is forecasted to increase in the near future as the demand for online games is ever increasing. There has been an increase in demand of Indian made games. Just like the film industry which is always dominated by Indian content, games made in India are slowly capturing the attention of Indian consumer. The success stories of several online based games like Online Rummy Games, Online Poker are some examples of Indian gamers preferences. Overall, this makes it a good profession as more and more people are using mobile phones and almost free internet and free downloads of ad based games empowers even more people to play and look for newer games regularly.

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Game Designing is one of the most upcoming career for the students wanted to make the career in animation. The gaming industry is rapidly growing at a pace of 50% per annum. Due to less PC penetration, game industry did not grow the way industry grow in the world. Nasscom estimates that India's gaming industry will reach approximately 1 billion. Now Smartphone penetration leading the way, We all know that India's one-third population age is below 35.This age group is the main target audience for the gaming industry. This makes India's world’s leading market for the gaming industry. India is on 18th rank in the global gaming industry, making revenue of $ 422 Million every year. Skills required - Technological affinity: 3D Max/ Maya/ XSI, Lightwave 3D, Cinema 4D etc and computer graphics, data structures Knowledge of the game designing software Communication and presentation skills Understanding game mechanics Sense of color, design, visualization Skills in cinematography or story writing Commercial awareness Understanding New age generation Sound and updated knowledge of People tastes Enthusiasm for the games industry

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To be a game designer, one must have knowledge of drawing and he must have a thinking process which is unnatural. To learn how to develop games one must be well versed in game development along with game design, game design is not about multimedia software like 3D software or 2D software, it's a skill-set. The prospects are huge, nowadays gaming is coming like anything. There is a lot of scope over here like Gaming is now used at banks, for marketing, for education, to improve the IQ, etc. Mobile gaming, I-Phone Gaming and Social Gaming is the next-gen future. One can start his or her career as a gaming artist, game developer, game taster, game de-coder, porting etc. Another type of gaming is coming with a lot of scope, X-Box, Nintendo and Simulation Games. Why is gaming gaining so much popularity amongst the youth? Not only youth, gaming is popular to old age people too. People fell relaxed when they play games, game is a kind of challenge to them as well as they become addicted to the games as it improves the IQ level of any person. It's a proven fact. It shows the inner beauty of a person while playing games like CityVille or FarmVille you shall see the kind of person you are, how you develop your own firm or city. Can you manage the fund or can you manage the strategy? Why shall individuals go for it ? A lot of scope is there, regarding entrepreneurship the opportunity is huge. One can start from anywhere in the world on game development. There is a lot of scope for freelancing also but these people are very few.Regarding the jobs, there are lot of gaming companies in India especially in Mobile gaming and social media gaming and the gap is huge as there is a Darth in game designers or developers. In the next few years, there will be a lot of demand for game developers, game art people and proper game designers. There are institutes which only teaches multimedia and modeling not gaming or related things. People who have the passion for art and gaming they can take up this as a profession.

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To make a career in gaming Industry one has to have:- Drawing skill set Strong interpersonal and written communication ability Organization teamwork Analytical mind Leadership skills Time-management skills Updated knowledge of the history and trends of video game What are its prospects in the next five years:- The prospects are huge, now-a-days gaming is coming like anything .There are lot of scope over here like Gaming is now used at Banks, for marketing, for education, to improve the IQ etc. .Mobile gaming, I-Phone Gaming and Social Gaming is the next gen future .One can start his or her career as a gaming artist, game developer, game taster, game de-coder, porting etc. Another type of gaming is coming with lot of scope, X-Box, Nintendo and Simulation Games. What kind of qualifications and experience do aspirants require to enter the sphere? Age is no bar to start a career in games but for qualifications, one may start learning game designing after 10th Exam .I know a game developer how is just 14 years of age. Why is gaming gaining so much popularity amongst the youth? Not only youth gaming is popular to old age people too. People fell relaxed when they play games, the game is a kind of challenge to them as well as they become addicted to the games as it improves the IQ level of any person .It's a proven fact .It shows the inner beauty of a person , while playing games like cityville or firmville you shall see the kind of person you are , how you develop your own firm or city .Can you manage the fund or can you manage the Strategy .

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