Introduction to Game Development PPT PDF

Introduction to Game Development Agenda What are video games? What are video games genres? How big is the game industry to date? How to develop a video game from start to finish? What are the roles in the video games industry ? What is the career path for every team...

Introduction to Game Development Agenda What are video games? What are video games genres? How big is the game industry to date? How to develop a video game from start to finish? What are the roles in the video games industry ? What is the career path for every team member? How to get into the video games industry? References What are video games? A video game refers to any interactive content played by electronically manipulating images produced by any computer program or application on any display. Mobile & Tablet Games Web Games Console Games PC Games. What is the difference? Interactivity is what makes games differ from movie and other art forms. The content of the game as a medium is what makes it differs from other software. And obviously it is more fun. What are video games genres? Games are often classified into genres, which purport to define games in terms of having a common style or set of characteristics, e.g. as defined in terms of perspective, gameplay, interaction, objective, etc. What are video games genres? Adventure Action Action Adventure Platform First Person Shooter Real-time strategy Turn-based strategy Fighting (FPS) (RTS) games Role playing games Rhythm games Puzzle games Traditional games (RPGs) (music games) Massively Survival horror Stealth games Simulation games multiplayer online games Racing games Sports games Educational games How big is the game industry to date? Avatar vs GTA 5 (Equal Revenue Generator). Video Game market is highest in entertainment industry (More than Film Industry). How big is the game industry to date? The Dark Knight Grand Theft Auto 4 $239 million as its first week $500 million as its first week revenue revenue Top 100 Countries by Game Revenues | 2015 Totals: $91,252,478,000 Top countries: China: $22,227,194,000 United States: $21,962,491,000 Japan: $12,328,860,000 South Korea: $4,022,366,000 Germany: $3,654,669,000 What about Egypt ? #54 revenue: $95,817,000 Source: NewZoo game market research companies Source: http://www.gamedevmap.com How to develop a video game from start to finish? Game development process Pitch Project Prototype(proof Pre-production GCD (Concept Document) Plan of concept) Art Audio Production Design Programming QA(Testing) Production Production Postproduction Maintenance Customer service Patches and updates Pre-production Pitch Game Design Document (GDD) Production Game Design Game Art Programming Audio QA Game Design Game Genre. Design Documents. The content and the rules of the game. Describe what the game what looks like and acts like. Game design is very critical and require experience and knowledge. Game Art Artists create all the images in a game including all the landscapes, buildings and characters. 2D ▪ Concept Art ▪ Sprites ▪ Texture Art ▪ UI Art 3D ▪ Concept Art ▪ Modeling ▪ Texture ▪ Animation Programming Game Engine Gameplay programming AI Programming Graphics Programming Audio Recording, design and editing of sound effects. Sound design and audio engineering are growing in importance. These people will produce music, sound effects, dialogue and oversee voice performance. QA QA means testing – from functionality and game play to localization (testing in-game text and audio in foreign languages). All bugs are reported, fixed and re-tested. QA is one of the best entry points into the industry for first-time job seekers. Graduates may accept a role as a tester to get their ‘toe in the door’ of a studio Postproduction Maintenance Customer Service Patches and updates What are the roles in the video games industry ? Producer Publisher Development Team Producer May also referred to as project manager, project lead, or director. Internal producer working for the developer, manages the development team, schedules, reports progress, hires and assigns staff, and so on. External producer working for the publisher , oversees the developer progress and budget. Producer’s responsibility includes PR, contract negotiation, liaising between the staff and stockholders, schedule and budget maintenance, quality assurance, beta test management, and localization. Publisher A video game publisher is a company publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have hade developed by an external video developer. Responsible for manufacturing and marketing, include market research and all aspects of advertising. Development Team Designer Artist Programmer Sound engineer Tester What is the career path for every team member? How to get into the video games industry? Answer to this question requires answering for two questions What to learn or skills needed to be video game developer? Where to get a job in the video game industry? Passion First you should love video games, so this is more of a passion than a skill, but if you want to get a job as a video game designer, you have to love playing video games. Hiring managers want to know that you’re big into the world of gaming—knowing about the latest games, consoles, trends and what constitutes a good video game. What are skills you need to be video game developer? Game developer needed skills Math Physics AI Very good programing Skill Graphics (OpenGL, XNA) Algorithms Data structure Problem solver Networking Game engines (Unity, Cocos2d-x,YOYO, …) What skills you need to be game designer? Creativity Practicality Problem solving – having an analytical attitude Excellent communication skills Team player What skills you need to be game artist? 2D Artists ▪ 2D paint packages (Photoshop, Painter) ▪ 2D vector graphics packages (Illustrator) 3D Artists And Animators ▪ 3D packages (Maya, 3DS Max, Lightwave) ▪ Specialist 3D animation packages (e.g. Animator) ▪ 2D/traditional animation formats ▪ Game studios Animation. What skills you need to be game animator? 3D packages (Maya, 3DS Max, Lightwave) Specialist 3D animation packages (e.g. Animator) 2D/traditional animation formats Game studios Animation. What skills you need to be game tester? Bug tracking software skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Team player Attention to detail What skills you need to be game audio engineer? Good communication Attention to detail Knowledge of audio editing software (e.g. Soundforge) Where to get a job in the video game industry? Gaming company Indie game Indie game Video games created by individuals or small teams generally without video game publisher financial support. Indie games often focus on innovation and rely on digital distribution. Indie gaming has seen a rise in the latter half of the 2000s decade, primarily due to new online distribution methods and development tools. Indie game Some games originated as indie have become very successful financially Braid, World of Goo, and Minecraft. Publishing your game Publishing video game become so simple today Playstore, Appstore, Xbox store,.. Game website Facebook Online games Monetizing Advertising Banner ads Interstitials between levels More games button Game Exit Selling data Monetizing Selling Content (DLC) Premium version –You release a light version of your game and allow users to upgrade to the full version via an In-App Purchase. Worlds (visual customizations) – with this option you create and sell a customized version of the original game by modifying the look and feel of the game. Wallpapers – some users will like your game so much, they will buy a wallpaper for their phone. Ringtones – if you composed an original music for your game you could sell it in your store. Monetizing Limitation Removal Remove ads More Energy/Life/Turns More Time Monetizing Virtual Economy Double coins Save Me Discoverable items Monetizing Merchandising T-shirts – Your fans want to show how much they love your game? You can sell t-shirts in your game. Lunch boxes – Popular Merchandising option with kids games. Branded cases – What could be a better match for a game then a shield for the user smartphone. References http://blog.gameanalytics.com/ http://www.blitzgamesstudios.com/ http://unity3d.com/learn/ http://www.cocos2d-x.org/ http://www.sonarlearning.co.uk/ http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/comparative-media-studies- writing/cms-611j-creating-video-games-fall-2013/audio-lectures/