medium risk
Video Game Designersvs
54 shared · 15 different
core competencies
medium risk
Multimedia Artists and AnimatorsSide-by-Side Comparison
Video Game Designers leads 4–0| Metric | Video Game Designers | Multimedia Artists and Animators |
|---|---|---|
| Risk Score | 33.3% | 34.4% |
| Risk Tier | Medium Risk | Medium Risk |
| Risk Percentile | 58th | 64th |
| Tasks at Risk (>50%) | 5 / 15 | 9 / 14 |
| Median Salary | N/A | $99,800 |
| Employment | N/A | 21K |
Skill Comparison
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Sorted by largest difference
ProgrammingAI-Vulnerable
Fine Arts
Documenting/Recording Information
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Communications and Media
Computers and Electronics
Developing and Building Teams
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Protective Factors
Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement
Video Game Designers
32%
total discount
Multimedia Artists and Animators
30%
total discount
Task Risk Comparison
Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable
Video Game Designers
5 of 15 at risk85%Document all aspects of formal game design, using mock-up screenshots, sample menu layouts, gameplay flowcharts, and other graphical devices.
84%Create and manage documentation, production schedules, prototyping goals, and communication plans in collaboration with production staff.
76%Develop and maintain design level documentation, including mechanics, guidelines, and mission outlines.
53%Create core game features including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise.
53%Prepare two-dimensional concept layouts or three-dimensional mock-ups.
Multimedia Artists and Animators
9 of 14 at risk86%Convert real objects to animated objects through modeling, using techniques such as optical scanning.
85%Assemble, typeset, scan and produce digital camera-ready art or film negatives and printer's proofs.
84%Implement and maintain configuration control systems.
59%Create basic designs, drawings, and illustrations for product labels, cartons, direct mail, or television.
53%Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion.
Wage Comparison
Video Game DesignersMultimedia Artists and Animators
10th
N/A$57,220
25th
N/A$73,030
Median
N/A$99,800
75th
N/A$135,600
90th
N/A$174,630
Premium Head-to-Head Analysis
Displacement Timeline Comparison
Video Game Designers2028–2035
Multimedia Artists and Animators2028–2035
20242030203520402045
Video Game Designers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Multimedia Artists and Animators.
Transition Feasibility
1%
Skill Overlap
Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition
0
Unique to Video
0
Unique to Multimedia
Combined Protection Strategy
Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors
Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Video Game DesignersMultimedia Artists and Animators