GAME PRODUCTION

What is a Game? Movie? (why not?) ◦ no interaction ◦ outcome fixed

Toy? (has interaction … why not?) ◦ no goal, but still fun ◦ players can develop own goals

Program?(has goals .. Why not?) oThere is no fun!

History - Introduction Video games have been an important concept in the advancement of technology for over 40 years now.

Since 1975, they have not only become one of the most popular sources of entertainment, they have also played a major role in globalization, allowing people from all over the world to communicate amongst each other.

The “First” Video Game In 1962 Steve Russell invents SpaceWar!, a game that was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

It wasn’t the first actual video game developed, however it was the first intended to be played on computers Game was developed for a computer that cost over $150,000 making it unmarketable and unknown to the general public.

Arcades In 1971, Nolan Bushnell along with Ted Dabney (whom later founded Atari together in 1975) programmed the SpaceWars! game to play on a television screen

Together they created the first Arcade Machine, Computer Space, which operated at 25 cents per 90 seconds.

Video Games Become Popular In 1975, Atari released Pong as a home video game on their first console. Pong becomes a huge success among a teenage market. The sales of video game entertainment systems also begin to skyrocket.

Arcade Games From 1977 to the late 1980’s, video games became extremely popular as coin-operated machines in arcades. Games such as Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Space Invaders became extremely successful.

Early Consoles In 1972, Ralph Baer created the Magnavox Odyssey. It was the first video game console playable on home televisions Magnavox mass-produced these consoles which featured 5 diskettes that generated different code already located in the machine and 2 huge controllers that used 6-C batteries apiece HAL (A.I.) first introduced

Atari releases 2600 in 1975, these entertainment systems are referred to as the 1st generation of consoles

nd 2

rd 3

& (8-Bit)

Generation Consoles

Atari 2600

Nintendo Entertainment System(NES - 1985)

4th Generation (16-Bit) Super Nintendo (SNES)

Sega Genesis

Turbografx-16

th 5

Generation (32-64 bit) Atari Jaguar(32 Bit)

Sega CD(32 Bit)

Playstation(64 Bit)

Nintendo 64(64 Bit)

This era began what would later be known as “the Console Wars”. Both 64 Bit machines ended up being mainstream machines that would later be the downfall for both the Sega and Atari companies as console developers due to cost efficiency and playability With the release of the 64-Bit console, video games became playable in 3-Dimensional worlds

History- Conclusion Technology continues to grow and improve on a daily basis The consoles we use today (Xbox 360, PS3, etc.)contain processors so much more powerful than as little as 5 years ago that the measurement of bits is no longer appropriate Video games are now in a stage of voice recognition, motion detection, among other things that will continue to bring technology to further developments

Users and Revenue Area

No of users

Games revenue

Global Market

2.5 b

10.4 b $

Arabic Market

456 m

134.1 m $

Game Publisher and Developer

• video game publisher is a company who publish video games developed internally or by other Game developers studio

Game Publisher and Developer Developers

video game developer is a software developer business or individual which creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console (such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3), or may develop for a number of systems (including personal computers)

Team Members

Design

Artist

Programmer

Sound Engineers

Game Design

Graphis 2D/3D

Game Engine Programers

Sound Designers

Level Design

Animator

Gameplay Programers

Composer

Tester

Quality ensurance

Rules Definitions •Game Design : A game designer is a person who designs gameplay, conceiving and designing the rules and structure of a game •Level Design: A level designer is a person who creates levels, challenges or missions for computer and/or video games using a specific set of programs

•Artist: A game artist is a visual artist who creates video game art. The art production is usually overseen by an art director or art lead, making sure their vision is followed. •Programmer: A game programmer is a software engineer who primarily develops video games or related software (such as game development tools). The game's codebase development is handled by programmers.

Rules Definitions •Sound engineers: are technical professionals responsible for sound effects and sound positioning. They sometimes oversee voice acting and other sound asset creation. Composers who create a game's musical score also comprise a game's sound team, though often this work is outsourced. •Tester: The quality assurance is carried out by game testers. A game tester analyzes video games to document software defects as part of a quality control.

Game Development Process Pre-Production

• Idea • GDD • Project plan • Prototype(proof of concept)

Production

• Design • Programming • Audio Production • Composition. • Testing and QA

PostProduction

• Alpha • beta • gold • updates

Game milestones  Alpha version: The game tested in the same boundary of the company, the testers may be the same developers or private users.

 Beta version: The game tested by the actual user in the global markets.

 Gold version: Final complete One.

Alpha Beta Gold

Game Art (2D) Concept art. Sprites (objects) Texture art. UI art.

Game Art(3D)

Modeling

Texturing

Rigging

Animation

About the tools • Native

• Game Engine

Game Engine •Full tool chain(Unity , UDK , Game maker) •Middleware & integrated libraries( Html , Jmonkey)

You need to see • Game Design Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ct5-qyUZC9cAKniLUgtOczDkERmPzNNwPLDfT9Hgjs/preview?pli=1

Any Questions??