Balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product.

“Balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product.” is a core task performed by Video Game Designers. Among the occupation's 24 rated tasks, workers place it 24th by importance (#1 most important). About 100% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Design computer or information systems or applications. in Thinking Creatively

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Devise missions, challenges, or puzzles to be encountered in game play. · importance 4.5
• Create core game features, including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise. · importance 4.5
• Solicit, obtain, and integrate feedback from design and technical staff into original game design. · importance 4.4
• Conduct regular design reviews throughout the game development process. · importance 4.4
• Develop and maintain design level documentation, including mechanics, guidelines, and mission outlines. · importance 4.3
• Document all aspects of formal game design, using mock-up screenshots, sample menu layouts, gameplay flowcharts, and other graphical devices. · importance 4.2
• Provide feedback to designers and other colleagues regarding game design features. · importance 4.2
• Create and manage documentation, production schedules, prototyping goals, and communication plans in collaboration with production staff. · importance 4.2
• Provide feedback to production staff regarding technical game qualities or adherence to original design. · importance 4.1
• Guide design discussions between development teams. · importance 4.0
• Create gameplay prototypes for presentation to creative and technical staff and management. · importance 4.0
• Present new game design concepts to management and technical colleagues, including artists, animators, and programmers. · importance 3.9
• Oversee gameplay testing to ensure intended gaming experience and game adherence to original vision. · importance 3.9
• Prepare two-dimensional concept layouts or three-dimensional mock-ups. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Video Game Designers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product.},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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