Game Designer Educational Simulations and Serious Games

The role of Game Designer in Educational Simulations and Serious Games at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus involves creating engaging, interactive, and educational game-based learning experiences tailored for skill training and simulations. This position focuses on designing serious games that blend instructional content with gameplay elements to enhance user engagement and improve learning outcomes. Responsibilities include researching learner profiles, identifying learning goals, and conceptualizing game mechanics, storylines, and progression systems that align with training objectives. Tasks involve developing game levels, challenges, feedback systems, and reward structures to keep users motivated. Creating detailed Game Design Documents (GDDs), wireframes, and storyboards is essential for aligning design with development. Prototyping, user testing, and iteration based on feedback play a key role in ensuring a smooth and effective learning experience. The role requires strong collaboration with Unity developers, 3D artists, animators, UI/UX designers, and instructional design teams. Game logic must be clearly documented for developers, and gamification features such as badges, leaderboards, and performance tracking need to be thoughtfully integrated. A solid understanding of user behavior, player psychology, game balancing, and UI/UX principles is necessary. The ideal candidate for this position demonstrates creativity, attention to detail, and a passion for making learning immersive and fun. Qualifications include a Bachelor's/Master's degree in Game Design, Interactive Media, or related field, familiarity with Unity, Unreal Engine, Blender, and Maya (preferred), a strong grasp of game mechanics, player psychology, and learning-based game design, proficiency in designing game rules, levels, UI/UX flow, and reward systems, knowledge of instructional design, user personas, and prototyping tools, experience with scripting languages like C# or Python (preferred), familiarity with Figma, Unity3D, and gamification elements like badges and leaderboards. The candidate can be a fresher or have 1-2 years of experience in game design, preferably in educational or serious gaming environments. The job location is Amritapuri, Kollam, and the required number of positions is 2. The last date to apply for this role is April 30, 2025. For further details or to apply, contact careers@ammachilabs.org.,