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Lecture 1 Introduction to games development
The document outlines a course on game development, covering topics such as the history of video games, the Unity 3D platform, game genres, and the business aspects of game development. It details the game development process, roles within the industry, and skills required for various positions, along with insights on monetization strategies and the importance of the gaming industry. Additionally, it provides resources for further learning and development in the field.
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Lecture 1 Introduction to games development
- 1. Game Development Published by:AbdulRafay https://abdulrafayport.netlify.app
- 2. Course Outline Introduction toGame Development History of Video Games Introduction of Unity 3D Platform, Players, Genres Player Elements Story and Character Development Gameplay: Rules to Play, Interactivity Modes, Game theory, Challenges, Balance Animation, Rendering , Audio Business Side of Game Development, Production and Management Game Documentation
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- 4. Books Agile game developmentwith scrum, by clinton keith(Addison- Weseley,2010) AI for game developers,By david Bourg and Glenn Seemann(O’Reilly media 2004) Fundamentals of game design,Second Edition,by Emest Adams(New Riders,2010)
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- 6. What is Game? ”Agame is a form of art in which participants, named players, make decisions in order to manage resources through game tokens in the pursuit of a goal.” From: Costikyan, G. I Have no Words and I Must Design
- 7. Introduction Video game developmentis the process of creating a video game. Development is undertaken by a game developer, which may range from a single person to a large business. A game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen is called Video Game
- 8. Difference from movies& Software Game as an interactive medium • Difference from movies and other art forms: interactivity • Difference from software: content of the game as a medium • More fun
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- 10. Game Structure Startup Introductory movie FrontEnd Game Options Sound & Video Options
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- 15. What are videogames? • A video game refers to any interactive content played by electronically manipulating images produced by any computer program or application on any display. • Mobile & Tablet Games • Web Games • Console Games • PC Games.
- 16. What is thedifference? • Interactivity is what makes games differ from movie and other art forms. • The content of the game as a medium is what makes it differs from other software. And obviously it is more fun.
- 17. What are videogames genres? • Games are often classified into genres, which purport to define games in terms of having a common style or set of characteristics, e.g. as defined in terms of perspective, gameplay, interaction, objective, etc.
- 18. What are videogames genres? Adventure Action Action Adventure Platform Fighting First Person Shooter (FPS) Real-time strategy (RTS) Turn-based strategy games Role playing games (RPGs) Rhythm games (music games) Puzzle games Traditional games Massively multiplayer online Stealth games Survival horror games Simulation games Racing games Sports games Educational games
- 19. How big isthe game industry to date? • Avatar vs GTA 5 (Equal Revenue Generator). • Video Game market is highest in entertainment industry (More than Film Industry).
- 20. How big isthe game industry to date? • The Dark Knight $239 million as its first week revenue • Grand Theft Auto 4 $500 million as its first week revenue
- 21. Top 100 Countriesby Game Revenues | 2015 • Totals: $91,252,478,000 • Top countries: China: $22,227,194,000 United States: $21,962,491,000 Japan: $12,328,860,000 South Korea: $4,022,366,000 Germany: $3,654,669,000 • What about Egypt ? #54 revenue: $95,817,000 Source: NewZoo game market research
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- 23. How to developa video game from start to finish? • Game development process Pre-production Production Postproduction Pitch (Concept Document) Design Maintenance GCD Programming Customer service Project Plan Art Production Patches and updates Prototype(proof of concept) Audio Production QA(T esting)
- 24. Pre-production • Pitch • GameDesign Document (GDD)
- 25. Production • Game Design •Game Art • Programming • Audio • QA
- 26. Game Design • GameGenre. • Design Documents. • The content and the rules of the game. • Describe what the game what looks like and acts like. • Game design is very critical and require experience and knowledge.
- 27. Game Art • Artistscreate all the images in a game including all the landscapes, buildings and characters. • 2D Concept Art Sprites Texture Art UI Art • 3D Concept Art Modeling Texture Animation
- 28. Programming • Game Engine •Gameplay programming • AI Programming • Graphics Programming
- 29. Audio • Recording, designand editing of sound effects. • Sound design and audio engineering are growing in importance. • These people will produce music, sound effects, dialogue and oversee voice performance.
- 30. QA • QA meanstesting – from functionality and game play to localization (testing in-game text and audio in foreign languages). All bugs are reported, fixed and re-tested. • QA is one of the best entry points into the industry for first-time job seekers . Graduates may accept a role as a tester to get their ‘toe in the door’ of a studio
- 31. Postproduction • Maintenance • CustomerService • Patches and updates
- 32. What are theroles in the video games industry ? • Producer • Publisher • Development Team
- 33. Producer • May alsoreferred to as project manager, project lead, or director. • Internal producer working for the developer, manages the development team, schedules, reports progress, hires and assigns staff, and so on. • External producer working for the publisher , oversees the developer progress and budget. • Producer’s responsibility includes PR, contract negotiation, liaising between the staff and stockholders, schedule and budget maintenance, quality assurance, beta test management, and localization.
- 34. Publisher • A videogame publisher is a company publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have hade developed by an external video developer. • Responsible for manufacturing and marketing, include market research and all aspects of advertising.
- 35. Development Team • Designer •Artist • Programmer • Sound engineer • Tester
- 36. What is thecareer path for every team member?
- 37. How to getinto the video games industry? • Answer to this question requires answering for two questions • What to learn or skills needed to be video game developer? • Where to get a job in the video game industry?
- 38. Passion • First youshould love video games, so this is more of a passion than a skill, but if you want to get a job as a video game designer, you have to love playing video games. • Hiring managers want to know that you’re big into the world of gaming—knowing about the latest games, consoles, trends and what constitutes a good video game.
- 39. What are skillsyou need to be video game developer? • Game developer needed skills • Math • Physics • AI • Very good programing Skill • Graphics (OpenGL, XNA) • Algorithms • Data structure • Problem solver • Networking • Game engines (Unity, Cocos2d-x,YOYO, …)
- 40. What skills youneed to be game designer? • Creativity • Practicality • Problem solving – having an • analytical attitude • Excellent communication skills • Team player
- 41. What skills youneed to be game artist? • 2D Artists 2D paint packages (Photoshop, Painter) 2D vector graphics packages (Illustrator) • 3D Artists AndAnimators 3D packages (Maya, 3DS Max, Lightwave) Specialist 3D animation packages (e.g.Animator) 2D/traditional animation formats Game studios Animation.
- 42. What skills youneed to be game animator? • 3D packages (Maya, 3DS Max, Lightwave) • Specialist 3D animation packages (e.g. Animator) • 2D/traditional animation formats • Game studios Animation.
- 43. What skills youneed to be game tester? • Bug tracking software skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Team player • Attention to detail
- 44. What skills youneed to be game audio engineer? • Good communication • Attention to detail • Knowledge of audio editing software (e.g. Soundforge)
- 45. Where to geta job in the video game industry? • Gaming company • Indie game • Nintendo • Rockstar • Electronic Arts • Activision • Sony • Sega
- 46. Indie game • Videogames created by individuals or small teams generally without video game publisher financial support. Indie games often focus on innovation and rely on digital distribution. • Indie gaming has seen a rise in the latter half of the 2000s decade, primarily due to new online distribution methods and development tools.
- 47. Indie game • Somegames originated as indie have become very successful financially • Braid, World of Goo, and Minecraft.
- 48. Publishing you game •Publishing video game become so simple today • Playstore, Appstore, Xbox store,.. • Game website • Facebook • Online games
- 49. Monetizing • Advertising • Bannerads • Interstitials between levels • More games button • Game Exit • Selling data
- 50. Monetizing • Selling Content(DLC) • Premium version –You release a light version of your game and allow users to upgrade to the full version via an In-App Purchase. • Worlds (visual customizations) – with this option you create and sell a customized version of the original game by modifying the look and feel of the game. • Wallpapers – some users will like your game so much, they will buy a wallpaper for their phone. • Ringtones – if you composed an original music for your game you could sell it in your store.
- 51. Monetizing • Limitation Removal •Remove ads • More Energy/Life/Turns • More Time
- 52. Monetizing • Virtual Economy •Double coins • Save Me • Discoverable items
- 53. Monetizing • Merchandising • T-shirts– Your fans want to show how much they love your game? Youcan sell t-shirts in your game. • Lunch boxes – Popular Merchandising option with kids games. • Branded cases – What could be a better match for a game then a shield for the user smartphone.
- 54. References • http://blog.gameanalytics.com/ • http://www.blitzgamesstudios.com/ •http://unity3d.com/learn/ • http://www.cocos2d-x.org/ • http://www.sonarlearning.co.uk/ • http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/comparative-media-studies- writing/cms-611j-creating-video-games-fall-2013/audio-lectures/