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Video game designers have been around for a while, but as the $9 billion interactive entertainment industry matures, new specialties are emerging, such as user experience designer, which focuses solely on improving the user interaction. Designers can also move up to be creative directors as well. A college degree is still not mandatory everywhere; however, strong skills in computer programming, computer engineering, software development, computer animation, graphic design and computer graphics -- or all of them -- are helpful.