Many people aspire to work in the ever-growing video game industry. However, not everyone has the skills in art, design, writing, or programming that typically form the core creative teams that conceive and develop games. The game industry includes many types of jobs and needed skills that may not directly shape the creative vision but are just as important to the success of the team and the game. Game industry professionals with nontraditional backgrounds discuss what it takes to leverage unique skills into a potential career in games.