Game ProgrammingChapter 1 Review

Part OneJuniors

March 11, 2011

Agenda

• Review Vocabulary Words• Video Game Designer Description –

Part One!• Page 65 in workbook/Mouse Game

For Monday• Team Player – Part Two!• Study for Test on Tuesday – Chapter

One!

Video Game

• Electronic software product that has all the elements of a game!

• Played by combining a computer-generated game environment with a video graphic display and a user interface.

Video Game Designer• Is a person involved in creating a video

game.

• Video game designers create the concept as well as the game play of a computer game.

Virtual World

• Imaginary world created by a video game!

Storyboard• Is a graphical plan

of action.• Is a simple drawing

of a scene and a quick detail about the action.

• It’s like a cartoon strip of what you

are going to create.

Specialist• Refers to an expert in a profession.• Possesses strong hard skill attributes (the

technical requirements) and unique strengths, often achieved through special training.

Project Manager

• Coordinates all lead managers and ensures all project components are on task and well managed.

Gantt Chart• Is a type of bar chart that illustrates a

project schedule. • Gantt charts illustrate the start and

finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project.

• Displays the timeline for completion for each task needed by each department and employees.

Audio Engineer• Creates all sound assets.• The job of the audio engineer is to

create all of the sounds that add depth to the game.

• Examples:– Active sounds (door cracking)– Background music (set the mood of the

level)– Voice-overs (used in dialogue and

narrations)– Ambient sounds (like the buzzing of a bee)

Avatar

• Player’s online persona represented in a game.

• Virtual Character

Role of a Video Game Designer

• Game designers need artistic abilities for creating graphical and animated components of the games.

• The ability to work well in a team and time management skills are also necessary

Role of a Video Game Designer

• A game designer is responsible for designing the layout and gameplay of a video game, including the characters, plot, different levels, and scoring of the game.

• Heavy coding and programming skills are often a requirement.

Role of a Video Game Designer

• Need to have well developed visual and design skills.

• An understanding of technology.

Education?

• Video game designers often have a degree in art or graphic design as well as computer skills.

• Individuals who program the game will need a computer science or computer engineering background and have a heavy background in writing software code

Work Environment?

• Video game designers often work for a large organization in an office setting.

• Need the ability to work well both with others and alone is necessary.

• Most of the day is spent in meetings or on the computer

Salary Range?• Video game designer salaries range from $40,695

up to $60,931 per year as reported from www.payscale.com.

• Video game designers can earn a pretty good salary – especially if they’re part of the design team that creates a hit game.  However, the salary for video game designers varies greatly depending on which aspect of the video game industry you work in. 

  • Easily bring in $40,000/year and may make as

much as $75,000/year or more a year.

For Today:

• Page 65 in workbook/Mouse Game • Just follow the steps! Call me when

finished for credit.