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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth for multimedia artists and animators, including game designers,
will be slow over the 2014-2024 decade (www.bls.gov). There were approximately 64,400 of these workers employed across the United States in 2014,
and the growth rate of six percent is expected to result in an increase of 3,900 jobs by 2024.
Many components are involved in the development of a video game. Designers, producers and graphic artists all contribute to the final product.
Entry level and junior game programmers typically use basic tools and languages, such as C++, to add small elements to games. They are also expected to keep up
However, programmers and software developers turn the idea into code, which provides the game with its operating instructions. Game and software developers
create the core features of a video game. Duties of a game developer may include:
with changing technology. Lead developers and programmers write more complicated code and manage other programmers.