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Game Genres &Careers
Game Genres & Careers in Game Design amj
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Developers | Who work on teams, much like people who work on movies or TV shows |
| Programmer | Writes the code that draws the game’s graphics and on-screen text |
| Artist | Concept artist, storyboard artist, environmental artist, texture artist, visual artist, user interface artist, technical artist. |
| Designer | Create the ideas and rules that comprise a game. Level designers, system designers, scripters, combat designers |
| Producer | Overseeing the entire game development team |
| Tester | Work long hours, work in ramped environments. Need patience, persistence and communication skills to report problems |
| Composer | Putting music in the game for the best experience |
| Sound Designer | Creates all the sound effects that are used in a game. |
| Writer | Usually freelancers, rewrite the design team’s story, write dialogue for the game characters, make elements in the game clearer to understand |
| Production Manager | Determine production priorities for the game’s production. |
| Art Director | Deals only with game art |
| Technical Director | Review and recommend tools and software to teams to help them work more efficiently. |
| Marketing Team | Promotes the game to the world |
| Creative Manager | Usually game designers or writers who are working in publishing |
| Action | Relies on eye/hand coordination and skill to play games like Legend of Zelda. |
| Adventure | Role playing, inventory management, story and puzzle solving |
| Augmented-Reality | Incorporates peripheral devices like camera and GPS into gameplay |
| Educational | To educate while entertaining. Usually aimed at younger audiences. |
| Party | For several players to compete in a variety of different styles of gameplay from quizzes to games of skill. |
| Puzzle | Based on logic, observation, and pattern completion. |
| Rhythm | Matching a rhythm or beat to score points |
| Serious | Focus on social issues |
| Shooter | Firing projectiles at each other |
| Simulation | Creating and managing a world, theme park or a farm |
| Sports | Based on athletic competitions from traditional sports to extreme ones |
| Strategy | Thinking and planning. One of the oldest genres of games. |
| Traditional | Based on games that existed in other, often physical formats. Card games, board games and casino games fall into this genre. |
| Vehicle simulation | Simulate piloting or driving a vehicle. |
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