A game designer is a person who invents games at the conceptual level. Outstanding board game designers recognized annually by the Spiel des Jahres and the As d'Or. In addition, the Origins Awards are presented by Game Manufacturers Association for outstainding work in the table top gaming industry. The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design, a division of the Game Manufacturers Association, inducts outstanding individuals into the Hall of Fame.
The following is a list of notable pinball game designers (including specialists in visual, mechanical, electronic, programming, and sound design).
Some of the most infuencial video game designers are discussed in a books series by Bloomsbury Publishing including Todd Howard, Keiji Inafune, Eugene Jarvis, Jane Jensen, Hideo Kojima, Brenda Laurel, and Shigeru Miyamoto. Ralph H. Baer is notable as an invotor of video games, designing the Magnavox Odyssey home video game system.