How To Become a Professional Video Gamer


	How To Become a Professional Video Gamer
rj3sp
3-25-2008 4:06 PM
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If you think all that time spent playing video games was wasted, think again. Prepare to Become a Professional Video Gamer.
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/be774302-fdf8-4ed3-8ed9-465d0f39b8ae/D69FBE4E-5BF8-4954-8E7D-B412706B3DD7/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html" href="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html" style="font-size: 11px;">degreedirectory.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><DIV class="logo">
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						</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><H1 class="articleTitle">Roadmap to Becoming a Professional Video Gamer: From Degree to Career</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/degreedirectory.org/img/1F0476A9-E6F6-499D-9606-76DE51785386" alt="Game" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><H2 id="section--PreparingToBecomeAProfessionalVideoGamer">Preparing to Become a Professional Video Gamer</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><H3 id="section--CareerOptions">Career Options</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><P>There are a number of different career options available to people who want to become professional video gamers. Some of the most popular include:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><H4 id="section--CyberAthlete">Cyber Athlete</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><H4 id="section--VideoGameTester">Video Game Tester</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><H4 id="section--VideoGameDeveloper">Video Game Developer</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><H2 id="section--WorkingAsAProfessionalVideoGamer">Working as a Professional Video Gamer</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><H3 id="section--SalaryInformation">Salary Information</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://degreedirectory.org/articles/Roadmap_to_Becoming_a_Professional_Video_Gamer_From_Degree_to_Career.html"><TABLE border="1" class="wikitable"><TBODY><TR><TH> Job Title </TH><TH> Average Annual Salary</TH></TR><TR><TD> Game Programmer </TD><TD> $80,886</TD></TR><TR><TD> Artist or Animator </TD><TD> $65,107</TD></TR><TR><TD> Game Designer </TD><TD> $61,538</TD></TR><TR><TD> Production Assistant</TD><TD> $44,167</TD></TR><TR><TD> Game Tester </TD><TD> $37,861</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P><I>Source: <A href="http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/416/the_game_industry_salary_survey_.php?page=1" class="external">The Game Industry Salary Survey</A></I></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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