Table of Contents What is STEAM 4 Game Design 6 Art and Animation 12 Audio Engineering 16 Programming 20 Level Editing 24 QA Testing 27 Community Management 32 Video Game Economics 38 STEAM Job Facts 44 Glossary 46 Index 47 Show What You Know 47 Websites to Visit 47 About the Author 48
What Is STEAM A game designer helps a development team create the story and rules for a new video game A game programmer writes computer code to create a virtual environment An audio engineer records and mixes sound effects and dialogue to make the game more realistic What do all these people have in common It’s not just video games All of their jobs require a STEAM education What does STEAM stand for Science Technology Engineering Art Math 4
Some of the most exciting careers are in STEAM fields A strong STEAM education will allow you to research test and build new things The problem-solving skills learned through STEAM can take you to the next level in just about any career field Audio engineers record and edit music and sound effects Game programmers write code to build virtual characters and environments 5
