From playing hard to working hard -- Game designer: the grand planner -- Level designer: where are we going? -- Combat designer: everyone behave! -- Game writer: tell me a story -- Sound designer: can you hear me now? -- Programmer: writing in code -- Environment artist: let's do a background check -- Character artist: what a character! -- Rigger: pulling the strings -- Animator: putting things in motion -- Quality assurance: testing 1, 2, 3 -- Quick facts about video game careers.