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

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