Artists, writers and other creatives are building careers in the Edmonton video game development scene.
Major video game productions require input from a slew of skill sets and not just the coding expertise of programmers.
With several larger studios now set up in Edmonton, those job demands are bringing creative talents to the city from abroad while also nurturing them at home.
“It’s a misconception that games are made entirely by programmers,” said Sean Gouglas, a humanities professor at the University of Alberta who specializes in video games.
“In fact, when you get up to larger companies, the percentage of their labour
