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Gaming industry emerges as a lucrative career option for Jaipur youths

The PinkCity Post spoke to the city’s career counsellors to learn more about opportunities, required eligibilities and skills to land a job in the gaming industry.

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December 6, 2022, 4:10 pm

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JAIPUR: With the gaming industry in India employing over 50,000 full-time workers, it has become a lucrative career option for Jaipur youths. There are many streams within the gaming industry that are creating job opportunities for the youth.

The PinkCity Post spoke to the city’s career counsellors to learn more about opportunities, required eligibilities and skills to land a job in the gaming industry.

Scope

The most lucrative opportunity for a career in the industry is to work as a game designer and developer. Marketing, graphics designing and animation are some of the in-demand skills. You can also work as an animator, audio programmer, sound engineer, game testing engineer, quality assurance lead, virtual reality designer, VFX artist, web analyst, etc.

Game designing and development can be very challenging as the game designer is responsible for many critical functions such as creating the plot and storyline.

He or she also prepares the concept and visuals. It means that to become a game designer, technical knowledge is not enough. The person should be creative and able to apply an artistic approach to the concept of the game.

Most companies in the industry work with not only developers but also artists.

Eligibility

The aspirants don’t need an engineering degree in computer sciences to land a job in the industry. The minimum education qualification is senior secondary, preferably in the maths stream. Working knowledge of the English language is a great advantage.

Most companies prefer candidates with at least a certification course in game designing, development, graphics, animation or marketing.

Candidates who have a firm grip on storytelling and visual effects will find it easier to get a good package even at the entry-level.

Those who excel in Java, 2D and 3D visual development can easily find great opportunities in this field.

Aspiring candidates can find a wide range of career options in game publishing companies, production companies, game studies, advertising agencies, and app development companies.

Future

Almost 30% of all full-time employees in the Indian gaming industry, nearly 35% are programmers and developers. So those Jaipur youths who have programming or development experience can find lots of opportunities.

this sector will grow at a rate of 20 to 30 per cent in the financial year 2022-23, according to ‘TeamLease Digital’. The number of jobs will double next year and by 2026, there will be an increase of almost 300% in the number of jobs.

First published: December 6, 2022