Roles · Software and IT

AI game designer

Designs core game features and maintains documentation to guide production staff in creating video games.

Game designer · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

Create core game features including storylines and character biographies.
Develop and maintain design level documentation including mechanics and guidelines.
Document all aspects of formal game design using flowcharts.

Where these come from

The tasks of “Video Game Designers” (O*NET 15-1255.01), as O*NET lists them:

Create core game features, including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise.
Develop and maintain design level documentation, including mechanics, guidelines, and mission outlines.
Document all aspects of formal game design, using mock-up screenshots, sample menu layouts, gameplay flowcharts, and other graphical devices.

Game designer · Tools and industries

Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits