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Video Game Designer v.s. Writer
Ever since I was a kid I’ve had a great imagination and loved to write. But, ever since I played my first video game i’ve wanted to bring my ideas to life and make a video game. I was never really sure what I wanted to do and the thought just left my mind. However as a high school freshman I’ve started thinking very hard about what I want to do for the rest of my life since my school years are coming to an end. I decided I want to work on either of the things I love to do, write and be a writer, or play video games and be a video game designer. Although both being a Writer and being a Videogame Designer are similar in years of education, and finding people to hire/ work with you. They differ in the workplace, …show more content…

38-136.) This is important to know because some of the technical classes may be harder to pass than the writing classes.
Next for the workplace and how many hours I’ll work, as a writer I will usually be at home sitting and writing for at least 4 hours but the hours are flexible ("Summary.") On the other hand a video game designer will be usually be sitting in an office for around 6 hours a day working, a video game designer usually works 40+ hours a week.("Video Game Designers.") I should know and think about this because if I want a family, I may want to take the stay at home less work hours job. Finally, the entire point of having a job is to get money right? So I really want to consider what my job is based on the salary I get. As a writer it depends on how famous I am along with how well my books sell, let’s say at a moderate rate and not famous. With those set in place I should be making $10,000-$50,000 annually ("Writing and Editing." 700.) Now as a fresh video game designer I’ll have a lower tier job since I would be new, this should pay me around $35,000-$75,000 annually (Taylor, Allan and Parish, James.

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