Can I Get A Job in Game Developement Without Programming Skills?

Here's my plight. I have a lot of great ideas for video games. I've developed storylines, control schemes, gameplay ideas, etc. that I want to see turned into video games. But I have no innate affinity with computers. Obviousely I'm literate or I wouldn't bere here, but my skills don't range much further than that.


If I'm ever going to have my visions realized I need a possition where I'm responsible for overseeing the production of a game or else find a college course that can solve my programming aversions.


So my question to you is what do I have to do in order to land a job like that? What kind of schooling do I need? Can I get away with (relatively) minimal computer skills?

Can I Get A Job in Game Developement Without Programming Skills?
You'd better get some kind of degree in literature (for game storyboarding) or art (for graphics design) or business (for starting your own company). Outside of that, welcome to Quality Assurance.
Reply:If you want to get into game design, then you have to bring something to the table, whether it be programming or art design. You may be able to get away with a job where you plan the design, but you will have to know what programmers and artists are capable of, or else your ideas will never be implemented. I am a game designer, and typically we don't like to work with people unless they supply some skill. There are very few in the industry that work in game design without some decent skill in programming or artwork.
Reply:No human being has an innate affinity with computers. If you really believe in your visions, find financial backing, start your own company, employ programmers etc. and you will have complete creative control over your ideas. You probably won't get that working for another company.
Reply:There are many ways you can create games without needing coding.


There are many games that can be customised using some quite sophisticated tools. For example quake and doom both had level designers and I'm sure the more recent games do to.


There are also game making toolkits that reduce the need for coding and I've recently discovered that there are flash games that you can "customise" with your own graphics and sound.


The big growth market in games is mobile games and online games. These can be developed with Flash which although very technical is not coding as such. You might be able to market these without the need for joining a big company.





There are also jobs in the games industry that are more focused on the graphics or music.





There is a degree in computer games at Abertay University, if you have a look at their sylabus you will see the kind of skills that would be needed in this industry


Best of luck.
Reply:dude gaming =%26gt;storyline+graphics+design+programming





if u dont want programming...may u can try the other three...





my point is...if u are a good grapic designer...u will land up in a decent job..with fat pay...
Reply:you would have to get schooling for what u stated, take some computer classes related to design and programming, it'll be long and tough but if u work at hit it's possible and if all else fails u try video game testing instead at http://workathomeproviders.com/Video_Gam... good luck
Reply:Setup a computer gaming company.
Reply:no