The Video Game Developer career is a career in The Sims 3: University Life which is connected to the nerds social group. Sims can choose this career only when they reach level 10 in the Nerd Influence hidden skill. It is split into two branches: Engineer and Game Artist.
Everyone has to start somewhere, and there's no better way to get in on the ground floor than as a Game Button Tester!
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 10AM to 4PM
Pay §26/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §30
Skills Nerd Influence
Other Mood, Playing Games
2
Assistant Concept Artist
(Sim Name) paid his/her dues and earned a promotion: Assistant Concept Artist! The long hours require energy sustaining drinks, so a discount has been earned at barista bars!
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 1PM to 8PM
Pay §32/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §???
Skills Nerd Influence
Other Mood, Playing Games
Discount in barista bars
3
Quality Assurance Manager
You can only draw so many downloadable coffee tables before snapping. (Sim Name) craves a shot at leadership, and earned a promotion to Quality Assurance Manager.
(Sim Name) has been poring through the programming books, and he/she's finally mastered lf-Then statements. Keep building that Logic skill, Code Monkey, and he'll go far!
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 9AM to 5PM
Pay §48/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §100
Skills Nerd Influence, Logic(4)
Other Mood, Playing Games
5
Game Programmer
Now that While loops are a cinch, (Sim Name) is ready to be a Game Programmer! Working from home is now an option on the computer and work has given him/her a laptop.
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 8AM to 3PM
Pay §65/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §110
Skills Nerd Influence, Logic(5)
Other Mood, Playing Games
Laptop, work from home
6
Senior Engineer
After programming enough core systems in a video game, nobody else really knows how they work. (Sim Name) made him/herself indispensable - congratulations, Senior Engineer!
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 8AM to 2PM
Pay §101/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §150
Skills Nerd Influence, Logic(5)
Other Mood, Playing Games
7
Technical Director
Software engineers earn respect the hard way, which earned (Sim Name) a promotion to Technical Director! As a bonus, he/she'll receive discounts when purchasing electronics.
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 9AM to 2PM
Pay §144/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §180
Skills Nerd Influence, Logic(6)
Other Mood, Playing Games
Discounts in buy mode electronic category
8
Lead Designer
(Sim Name) paid his/her dues, rising through the ranks to Lead Designer. Without a hands-on role, (Sim Name) needs his/her writing and social skills more than ever.
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 10AM to 3PM
Pay §220/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §210
Skills Nerd Influence, Writing(4)
Other Mood, Playing Games
9
Executive Producer
(Sim Name) is an Executive Producer: a role where he/she can simply tell underlings, "I want it this way." Any problems that arise are THEIR problems.
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 11AM to 3PM
Pay §393/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §300
Skills Nerd Influence, Writing(5)
Other Mood, Playing Games
10
Game Studio Head
A string of excellent Ubercritic scores have elevated (Sim Name) to a Game Studio Head! Remember to keep in touch with the fans by holding video game conventions at the local theater.
Management has its perks, but in Quality Assurance you're not managing people so much as sentient beasts. It's time to pick up a digital pen and paintbrush, Pixel Pusher!
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 9AM to 5PM
Pay §48/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §100
Skills Nerd Influence, Painting
Other Mood, Playing Games
5
Character Modeler
Awesome painting skills has lead (Sim Name) to a promotion to Character Modeler! Work has issued (Sim Name) a laptop, and now computers can be used to work from home!
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 10AM to 5PM
Pay §65/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §110
Skills Nerd Influence, Painting
Other Mood, Playing Games
Laptop, work from home
6
Senior Animator
"The hands are too big!" "The feet are too small!" All that iteration has finally paid off and (Sim Name) is now a Senior Animator, where he/she'll have more control.
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 11AM to 5PM
Pay §101/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §150
Skills Nerd Influence, Painting
Other Mood, Playing Games
7
Art Director
A promotion to Art Director means a lot of control and responsibility, so crack that whip! It's important to keep up with technology, so discounts will be applied to electronics when purchased.
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 12PM to 5PM
Pay §144/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §180
Skills Nerd Influence, Painting
Other Mood, Playing Games
Discounts in buy mode electronic category
8
Lead Designer
(Sim Name) paid his/her dues, rising through the ranks to Lead Designer. Without a hands-on role, (Sim Name) needs his/her writing and social skills more than ever.
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 10AM to 3PM
Pay §220/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §210
Skills Nerd Influence, Writing
Other Mood, Playing Games
9
Executive Producer
(Sim Name) is an Executive Producer: a role where he/she can simply tell underlings, "I want it this way." Any problems that arise are THEIR problems.
Days Off M T W T F S S
Hours 11AM to 3PM
Pay §393/hour
Promotional Bonus
Pension §300
Skills Nerd Influence, Writing
Other Mood, Playing Games
10
Game Studio Head
A string of excellent Ubercritic scores have elevated (Sim Name) to a Game Studio Head! Remember to keep in touch with the fans by holding video game conventions at the local theater.
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