ONET Occupations » 15-1199.11

Video Game Designers

Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.

View Video Game Designers on ONET Online

Parachute skills

  1. Imagine - Data (4.95)
  2. Design, use artistic abilities, be original - Data (4.95)
  3. Create, innovate, invent - Data (4.67)
  4. Pay attention to details - Data (4.62)
  5. Use my brain - Data (4.48)
  6. Follow through, get things done - People (4.33)
  7. Initiate, lead, be a pioneer - People (4.19)
  8. Program - Data (4.00)
  9. Use acute senses (hearing, smell, taste, sight) - Data (3.88)
  10. Use my intuition - Data (3.75)
  11. Communicate well, in person - People (3.75)
  12. Listen - People (3.75)
  13. Coordinate - People (3.67)
  14. Solve problems - Data (3.62)
  15. Convey warmth and empathy - People (3.57)
  16. Communicate well, in writing - People (3.50)
  17. Synthesize, combine parts into a whole - Data (3.50)
  18. Organize, classify - Data (3.50)

ONET Skills

ONET Abilities

ONET Work Styles
  1. Programming (4.00)
  2. Active Listening (3.75)
  3. Reading Comprehension (3.62)
  4. Critical Thinking (3.62)
  5. Complex Problem Solving (3.62)
  6. Active Learning (3.50)
  7. Judgment and Decision Making (3.50)
  8. Time Management (3.50)
  1. Originality (4.00)
  2. Fluency of Ideas (3.88)
  3. Near Vision (3.88)
  4. Oral Comprehension (3.75)
  5. Written Comprehension (3.75)
  6. Oral Expression (3.75)
  7. Problem Sensitivity (3.75)
  8. Deductive Reasoning (3.62)
  9. Written Expression (3.50)
  10. Inductive Reasoning (3.50)
  11. Information Ordering (3.50)
  12. Selective Attention (3.50)
  1. Innovation (4.67)
  2. Initiative (4.62)
  3. Attention to Detail (4.62)
  4. Cooperation (4.48)
  5. Analytical Thinking (4.48)
  6. Persistence (4.33)
  7. Adaptability/Flexibility (4.33)
  8. Achievement/Effort (4.19)
  9. Leadership (4.19)
  10. Stress Tolerance (4.14)
  11. Dependability (4.10)
  12. Self Control (3.86)
  13. Social Orientation (3.57)
  14. Independence (3.52)

Work Activities

Detailed Work Activities
  1. Thinking Creatively (4.95)
  2. Interacting With Computers (4.95)
  3. Making Decisions and Solving Problems (4.52)
  4. Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (4.35)
  5. Getting Information (4.19)
  6. Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (4.06)
  7. Documenting/Recording Information (4.00)
  8. Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (3.90)
  9. Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (3.90)
  10. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (3.81)
  11. Analyzing Data or Information (3.71)
  12. Processing Information (3.67)
  13. Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (3.67)
  14. Developing and Building Teams (3.57)
  15. Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (3.55)
  1. There are currently no detailed activities.