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Thanks a lot for your answers, these'll absolutely keep me busy to explore.

BTGBullseye sorry about choosing the wrong word, I meant game developer or game designer. Rarity, I appreciate for your answer. This helps a lot. I am thinking it would probably be fun to be in a position that you design games but really I don't rely on only playing part of it. As you said, designing and creating would be much fun for me than playing. Thanks a lot for the softwares and other information. I will definitely test them and try to find out which skills I have more talent for. I was always thinking that to be a game designer, you have to know some programming that's why I thought to study CS would make more sense. However, as you said it could be possible to learn the required skills through internet. I think it is great that you can find tutorials and tips which makes the learning part easier or at least reachable. I wasn't experiencing the same thing in my field. Again thanks a lot man. One more question are there any other forum sites that I can follow and improve my knowledge about game designing?

Hi guys, I have been thinking a lot to become a gamer or at least to do something related to gaming for my entire life. I just could not give up for the things that I have been doing or could not start as a whole different path. But when I think about becoming a game developer, I really get excited which I never felt the things I did for a living. I am not sure if I should do it for a living or for a hobby. I was thinking to study computer science but is it required to study CS to become a gamer? I know that there are really different titles under the name "gamer" such as scripture writing, coding, 3D developing, voice acting and things like that. I am not sure for which title I got the talent but I would love to produce games from scratch and do this for a living. From this point of view could you answer these questions: 1. Is it required to study CS or any other field to become a gamer? 2. How should I test my skills for revealing which title is for me? 3. What tools should I search or use for understanding to make a game from scratch. I mean to understand the process of making a video game. (this might also help for answering the second question) 4. Would you set aside what you have been doing for your entire life and go for the things you love. (this is probably due to choosing a wrong career I guess.) Thanks for your answers and guidance.