So you want to be a game designer
founder
The Escapist Magazine has a great little animation titled "So you want to be a game designer". I found that it speaks many truths and encourage all you budding game devs out there to give it a look. It's definitely from the design point of view rather than the artist point of view. However, as the video states, everyone working on a game influences the game design. Watch it a few times, I'm sure it'll help you understand this silly little industry a wee bit better without actually being submitted to the torture of a career in it.
Replies
For anyone who's looking for some well thought out insight into game development, this series is great. It touches on a lot of different subjects, and explores themes and issues that many early developers might overlook. This latest episode struck home for me in particular.