Career in Online Gaming
With the growth of science and technology, the sector ‘Gaming’ is also growing with the latest techniques of games. Researcher and Gaming Developer are facing to the new era of digital games with a tinge of brain-boosting pattern. Recent reports by Google-KPMG states that the online gaming industry in India is expected to grow to $1 billion by 2021 from the current $360 million, with the online gamers’ community reaching 310 million by then. An offshoot of the thriving IT, ITES and the BPO segments, online gaming germinated from the leisure pursuits of IT geeks. Today, it has emerged as an important global industry in its own right. Though US and Japan remain the main hub of this industry, India with only 3 percent of its 160 million households connected by internet, is also fast growing as a major online gaming industry. Career options in the gaming industry range from Game Animation, Game Art Creation in 3D and 2D, Game Design, Game Testing, Game Programming, Project Management, as well as General Management positions.
Educational Eligibility
Students looking to make a career in the field of game art should consider applying for a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program. Graduates from any field including science, commerce or engineering, can look for a career in this industry. IT, engineering, and science graduates will have advantage in programming and game designing. A fine arts background is perfect for the graphics and concepts divisions. For porting and testing, young aspirants having engineering/technical backgrounds are most suitable.
List of Study and Preparation Programmes in Online Gaming-
In India, there are many top game design institutions and colleges offer several game design courses from certificate level to master’s level. Some most popular courses are listed below:
Certificate & Diploma Courses:
1. Certificate in Gaming
2. Certificate course in Game Art & Design
3. Diploma in Production Gaming
4. Diploma in Game Design and Integration
5. Diploma in Animation, Gaming and Special Effect
6. Diploma in Game Design (DGD)
7. Diploma in Game Development
8. Diploma in Game Programming
9. Advanced Diploma in Game Art & 3D Game Content Creation
10. Advance Diploma in Game Programming
11. Advance Diploma in Game Design and Development Application
Bachelor Courses:
1. B.Sc in Gaming
2. Bachelors in Media Animation & Design (BMAD)
3. B.Sc. Animation & Gaming
4. Bachelor of Science in Animation Game Design and Development
5. Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) – Computer Science and Game Development
6. Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Animation & Computer Graphics
7. Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Digital Filmmaking & Animation
8. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Graphics, Animation & Gaming
Master Courses:
1. Integrated M.Sc. in Multimedia & Animation with Game Art & Design
2. M.Sc. in Gaming
3. Master of Science (M.Sc) in Game Design and Development
4. Master of Science (M.Sc) in Multimedia and Animation
Some best colleges to pursue courses in this field are:
1. Bharti Vidyapeeth University, Pune
2. Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematic (MAAC), Mumbai
3. Arena Animations, New Delhi
4. Zee Institute of Creative Arts, Bangalore
5. iPixio Animation College, Bangalore
6. Animaster Academy – College for excellence in Animation, Bangalore
7. Academy of Animation and Gaming, Noida
Career Opportunities
Online games are developed through conceptualisation and visualization followed by graphics, animation, and programming, and ultimately by experimenting on a multiplicity of platforms and media including video, desktop, mobile and such like. There are lot of job opportunities in India as well as abroad ,aspirants can look for profiles like game coder, lead or pre-production concept artist, designer, technologist/programmer, modeller, texture artist, lighting environment artist, and creative writer and FX artist.
