Game development - What you need to know
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game developmentWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
KLEBER LOPES DA SILVA
author• Programmer, Producer, Director and
Game Designer
• Entertainment games
• Serious games
• Frameworks, engines and libraries
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professionsWHAT CAN YOU DO IN THE GAME DEVELOPMENT AREA?
professions
Management
• Director
• Producer
Technical
• Programmer
• Artist
• Musician / Soundman
Design
• Game Designer
• LevelDesigner
Content
• Writer
• Screenwriter
• Translator
• Reviser
Product
• Support
• QA
professions
Artist Ilustrator
GUI Designer
Animator
3D Modeler
Texture Artist
Concept Artist
Technical Artist
professions
ProgrammerFontend Gameplay
Integration
GUI
Backend Server
Database
Physics
Render
Framework
Tools
production cycleHOW THE GAMES ARE MADE
production cycle• Several methodologies
• Several tools
production cycle
PreProduction
TechnicalProduction
TestsPost
Production
pre production• 10% to 25% of the project total time
• Product idea
• Planning
• Schedules
• Game Design Document (GDD)
• Concepts
• Proof of Concept (PoC)
technical production• Planning execution
• Tools and frameworks development
• Features development
• Assets creation
tests• Starts during the technical production
• Extends until the product is done
• Identification and fix of bugs
• Features “playability” analysis
• Features balancing
post production• Metric analysis
• Post mortem
• Filing plan
studiesGOING BEYOND YOUR COURSE
studies• Books
• Articles
• News
• Podcasts
• Documentaries
• Post mortem’s
• Making of’s
studies• Be a specialist, but know a bit about everything
• Game Designer: play different games
• Programmer: new technologies and languages
• Artist: draw a lot (digital / paper)
• Never stop studying
studies• Play games. A lot.
• Good games – know what goes right
• Bad games – know what goes wrong
advicesWHAT WORKED TO ME
be known• Participate in communities and discussions
• Write articles
• Write posts about your professional experiences
• Portfolio
• Learn to receive feedback
practice• Make games alone
• Make games with a group of friends
• Make games with a group of strangers
• Make proof of concepts
• Finalize a game
Thank youhttp://kleber-swf.com