Developing VGs

- The door problem - ah shit it made an appearance,,,, - Every detail needs to be considered - AAA / triple A games - lots of people - starting to become unstable - uh oh crunch time - unpaid overtime - Burnout, stress, health issues, shits fucked -...

- The door problem - ah shit it made an appearance,,,, - Every detail needs to be considered - AAA / triple A games - lots of people - starting to become unstable - uh oh crunch time - unpaid overtime - Burnout, stress, health issues, shits fucked - worker exploitation - broken game is made as result since everyone is too tired and broken 3down to keep working - # UNIONIZE :) - Hardware \> Game dev \> Publisher \> Distributor \> Retail \> Consumer - Publisher buys publishing rights OR the whole studio - Publishers will insist on changes to a game, sometimes against the will of the studio. - Indie games take more risk since they have a smaller budget, while AAA studios take less risks since they don't want to waste their bigger budget - Digital sales cut out the middlemen of retail to gain more money - Game Development \### Planning Game pitch, game concept, design documents \### Pre-Production ### Production Game Director - fil director, person at the top with the vision Designers - Level designer, progression designer, environment designer, etc Programming - Game engine, AI, HUD, interface, ect Art - Animators, modellers, texture artists, character artists, lighting, etc \### Testing ### Pre-Launch ### Launch ### Post-Production #### Pre-alpha prototype stage \#### Alpha Playable, used for play testing and checking for playability and balance \#### Beta Released to the public. Playable but not complete. Closed vs Open beta (one is public and one has to be signed up for) \#### Gold Master Final release, complete and unbroken (mostly) ###### Patches ###### DLC ###### Ports ###### New Features ###### Monetization ###### Sequels!