Innovators will usually have four main goals:

• Developing or creating new applications, relationships, systems, or products.
• Providing creative ideas or artistic contributions.
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Benchmarking, experimenting and testing novel approaches to solving problems.

Technicians will often be asked these tasks:

• Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
• Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

• Reviewing or evaluating competitive products, film, music, television, and other art forms for generating new game design ideas.
• Providing testing specifications to quality assurance staff.
• Keeping abreast of game design technology and techniques, industry trends, or audience interests, reactions, and needs by reviewing current literature, talking with colleagues, participating in educational programs, attending meetings or workshops, or participating in professional organizations or conferences.
• Creating gameplay testing plans for internal and external testing groups.
• Providing feedback to designers and other colleagues regarding game design features.
• Balancing and adjusting gameplay experiences for ensuring the critical and commercial success of the product.
• Writing or supervising the writing of game text and dialogue.
• Soliciting, obtaining, and integrating feedback from design and technical staff into original game design.
• Providing feedback to production staff regarding technical game qualities or adherence to original design.