Table 1Transition record

gambling games designertogambling games developer

A gambling games designer already meets 29% of what the gambling games developer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gambling games designer

29%

Overlap1

To gambling games developer

9 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

73 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the gambling games developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gambling 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.

Why

Why this move works

A gambling games developer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a gambling games designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply gaming psychology
create gambling games concepts
follow ethical code of conduct of gambling
games rules
legal standards in gambling
solve problems in gambling through digital means

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A gambling games developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gambling games designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create gambling games concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held demonstrate games communication, collaboration and creativity
already held solve problems in gambling through digital means working with computers
already held adapt developed game to the market information skills
already held report gaming incidents information skills
already held apply gaming psychology communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the gambling games developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 arts and humanities 7 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held CryEngine required
required, not held Frostbite (digital game creation systems) required
required, not held Source (digital game creation systems) required
required, not held Unity (digital game creation systems) required
required, not held Unreal Engine required
required, not held digital game creation systems required
required, not held id Tech required

optional, not held GameSalad optional
optional, not held Gamemaker Studio optional
optional, not held Havok Vision optional
optional, not held HeroEngine optional
optional, not held Project Anarchy optional
optional, not held RAGE (digital game creation systems) optional
optional, not held Shiva (digital game creation systems) optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required

required, not held develop gambling games required
required, not held operate games required
required, not held adapt to changing situations required

03 working with computers 2 required

required, not held develop virtual game engine required
required, not held use specialised design software required

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held player logic required

optional, not held sports competition information optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary

optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held data protection optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held respect cultural preferences optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a gambling games developer 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply gaming psychology skill
already held create gambling games concepts skill
already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling skill
already held games rules knowledge
already held legal standards in gambling knowledge
already held solve problems in gambling through digital means skill
already held adapt developed game to the market skill
already held demonstrate games skill
already held report gaming incidents skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held GameSalad optional
optional, not held Gamemaker Studio optional
optional, not held Havok Vision optional
optional, not held HeroEngine optional
optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held Project Anarchy optional
optional, not held RAGE (digital game creation systems) optional
optional, not held Shiva (digital game creation systems) optional
optional, not held data protection optional
optional, not held respect cultural preferences optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held sports competition information optional

11 held skills the gambling games developer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
not needed by the target role apply publicity code skill
not needed by the target role design graphics skill
not needed by the target role design the digital interface of gambling, betting and lottery games skill
not needed by the target role design the physical outlook of games skill
not needed by the target role develop animations skill
not needed by the target role ensure legal gaming skill
not needed by the target role formulate game rules skill
not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
not needed by the target role publicity code knowledge
not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill

19 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 player logic required
required, not held CryEngine required
required, not held Frostbite (digital game creation systems) required
required, not held Source (digital game creation systems) required
required, not held Unity (digital game creation systems) required
required, not held Unreal Engine required
required, not held digital game creation systems required
required, not held id Tech required
optional, not held GameSalad optional
optional, not held Gamemaker Studio optional
optional, not held Havok Vision optional
optional, not held HeroEngine optional
optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held Project Anarchy optional
optional, not held RAGE (digital game creation systems) optional
optional, not held Shiva (digital game creation systems) optional
optional, not held data protection optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held sports competition information optional

Index

Other moves recorded from gambling games designer

Full index of moves from gambling 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.