Table 1Transition record

digital games designerto3D modeller

A digital games designer already meets 63% of what the 3D modeller role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From digital games designer

63%

Overlap1

To 3D modeller

49 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

48.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 48.2

This move: 48.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the 3D modeller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the digital games designer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 49 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A 3D modeller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a digital games designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held principles of animation arts and humanities
already held 3D texturing arts and humanities
already held create 3D environments communication, collaboration and creativity
already held animate 3D organic forms communication, collaboration and creativity
already held software interaction design information and communication technologies (icts)
already held create 3D characters working with computers

All 49 carried skills, including the 8 the 3D modeller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held create 3D texture map required
required, not held discuss artwork required
required, not held build business relationships required
required, not held develop creative ideas required
required, not held render 3D images required

optional, not held maintain an artistic portfolio optional
optional, not held select illustration styles optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held draw design sketches optional

02 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use polygonal modelling required
required, not held migrate existing data required

optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional

03 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held holography required

optional, not held 3D printing process optional

04 business, administration and law 4 supplementary

optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held lean project management optional

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held emergent technologies optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geographic information systems optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 3D modeller role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 49 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held 3D lighting knowledge
already held 3D texturing knowledge
already held apply 3D imaging techniques skill
already held augmented reality knowledge
already held computer graphics knowledge
already held create 3D characters skill
already held create 3D environments skill
already held operate 3D computer graphics software skill
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held animate 3D organic forms skill
already held computer programming knowledge
already held principles of animation knowledge
already held software interaction design knowledge

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held maintain an artistic portfolio optional
optional, not held perform data mining optional
optional, not held select illustration styles optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held draw design sketches optional
optional, not held emergent technologies optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional

47 held skills the 3D modeller role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Agile development knowledge
not needed by the target role CryEngine knowledge
not needed by the target role DevOps knowledge
not needed by the target role Frostbite (digital game creation systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role GameSalad knowledge
not needed by the target role Gamemaker Studio knowledge
not needed by the target role Havok Vision knowledge
not needed by the target role HeroEngine knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role Project Anarchy knowledge
not needed by the target role Prototyping development knowledge
not needed by the target role RAGE (digital game creation systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role Rapid application development knowledge
not needed by the target role Shiva (digital game creation systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role Source (digital game creation systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role Spiral development knowledge
not needed by the target role Unity (digital game creation systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role Unreal Engine knowledge
not needed by the target role Waterfall development knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
not needed by the target role application usability knowledge
not needed by the target role compose digital game story skill
not needed by the target role create concept of digital game skill
not needed by the target role create digital game characters skill
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role design graphics skill
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role digital game creation systems knowledge
not needed by the target role digital game genres knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
not needed by the target role formulate game rules skill
not needed by the target role hardware platforms knowledge
not needed by the target role id Tech knowledge
not needed by the target role incremental development knowledge
not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
not needed by the target role iterative development knowledge
not needed by the target role manage localisation skill
not needed by the target role manage online content skill

7 further entries not listed here

8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held holography required
optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held emergent technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from digital games designer

Full index of moves from digital games designer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.