This article discusses some of the most useful skills for a professional game designer. Don't be disappointed after you have seen your article. This article is just an ideal list, which is the ability to "perfect designer". But we should work in these directions, isn't it?
Imagination
It's hard to imagine that a successful game designer is a lack of imagination. The game is a special form of art, and it is necessary for infinite imagination and extraordinary ideas. Fortunately, even if the creative ability is not your strength is not your strength, this ability is gradually cultivated. Creativity is like muscles: through regular training, it will become strong. Imagination is not only a capacity to consider a new thing, but it also includes a solution to the old idea, to promote a permission. Don't give things more than familiar, think about thinking about this: How can I make it better? How can I make it more interesting?
technical background
Please understand how the computer program is something, the actual game is working like this. You don't need you to be a software engineer, but there are some simple programming experiences that even are very simple. The media faced by computer game designers is a computer, so understand how the computer works, what can they do, not good at doing, this is necessary. Don't take too much. For example, the computer is quite limited to the natural language, if your design is required to be able to communicate language with players with a complex way, hey, programmers will want to use his keyboard. I smash you.
Skills of analyze
No one is perfect. Game design is a process that is constantly refining in iteration. You have to learn the game in the place of the game through others' works, learn the lessons of poor design. This requires you have keen logic and analytical mind.
Mathematical ability
Designers must have basic mathematical ability. Balanced games is a big hassle, and it is also a very difficult task. This problem is particularly prominent in the RTS game or war game. But there is no need to worry, you don't need you to be a doctor - you are not going to solve any world problem. You only need a foundation statistical knowledge. And, many useful tools can help you very busy, such as Excel.
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