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Gamasutra Game Developer Salary Survey

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Another Gamasutra salary survey has launched. I'm always very interested to see the results of these.

The survey takes approximately 7 minutes to complete, and will run until Friday, February 22nd. The results will be published in the April 2013

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/185856/How_much_money_do_you_make_Take_the_Game_Developer_Salary_Survey.php

Jord

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Can someone send this around the company? I don't wanna be the one instigating this xD

lol I don't really see the harm in sending it around, it's anonymous anyway. I've sent it around to my team rather than studio wide and just asked them to forward it on :)

Chimeray

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Well I just don't wanna be that guy that's so interested in knowing what everyone else is making. Might be looking into things too much but better safe than sorry :P I think it's interesting though if that information is out there.

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Jord

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Can someone tell me what is the point of filling out a survey that still doesn't acknowledge level design as a job role? I think I will email them and ask a similar question.

I did notice that, it's a shame they didn't add it as a role but I just put Game Designer. Apparently they only recently added Technical Artist too.

Grinwhrl

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Can someone tell me what is the point of filling out a survey that still doesn't acknowledge level design as a job role? I think I will email them and ask a similar question.

I did notice that, it's a shame they didn't add it as a role but I just put Game Designer. Apparently they only recently added Technical Artist too.

I emailed Gamasutra re-guarding this. I'm hoping to see a result but not counting on it this year.

Chimeray

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Isn't level design just a subgenre of game design to begin with? At least that's how I always viewed it, often you find yourself designing game systems next to your level design duties. But I suppose that depends from studio to studio.

Jord

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Isn't level design just a subgenre of game design to begin with? At least that's how I always viewed it, often you find yourself designing game systems next to your level design duties. But I suppose that depends from studio to studio.

It does seem quite studio dependant. I've got friends at other studios where game designer and level designer are the same thing and then look at somewhere like Codemasters and Level Designers and Games Designers are quite separate. On top of that you have Quest/Mission designers too though.

I'd still be happy to class them all as Game Design though personally.

Grinwhrl

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Isn't level design just a subgenre of game design to begin with? At least that's how I always viewed it, often you find yourself designing game systems next to your level design duties. But I suppose that depends from studio to studio.

It does depend on some companies but they are completely different jobs and pay grades in the development of AAA games. Classing them as Game Design is the reason why the results are always overinflated.

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