UNIT 22

Animator: The game animators are in charge of creating the characters, and sometimes plants and objects, move in a realistic manner. The animators have o work closely to the programmers and artists to make sure they get the best result. In order to do this, the have to cater to hardware limits of the platform they are going to release the game on. If they apply to many key frames or too many characters then it can lower the frames per second (FPS) and it won't look as good. Level Editor: These people are responsible for make an interactive area for the players to explore. They are the ones to follow what the game design has laid out and build a visual model of it. They will also be the ones to create the obstacles and challenges that the players have to over come like traps and places to hide. Firstly, they would have to sketch a 2D representation of the level and take into account every possible way the players could play. It is then modeled in 3D to be tested by the produce...

Good understanding of coding Creativity Animation Graphic Design Marketing Team Work Problem solving Knowledge of audio recording Sound design

Programmer: A programmer can have many different roles depending on what type of programmer they are. A game programmer is someone who writes the code for the game to function properly. For example, if you had a level that required a door to automatically open when a player stepped in a certain location then the game programmer would write a sting of code that would tell the game what to do and when. A graphics programmer is responsible for creating realistic visuals. It is there job to design the textures that overlay the models. This would mean they create the colours for everything on-screen. They are also tasked with make realistic animations. This would ensure that, for example, the characters movements look smooth and human. Game Designer These people have to work are things like the rules of the game, the settings, the story and characters, and the props and the different ways the game can be played. They work with a team of people with different jobs to makes the gam...

Concept In this phase the core and most basic ideas about the story line and game play are established. Concept artists are hired to make sketches of how certain aspects of the game will look. A group of people will ask questions about the game like "why is it fun?" Then they will decide what platforms they should put it on and how expensive it would be. Then they make a budget and time frame so they know what to do and when. Finally, they decide if they can progress to the next stage. Pre- production Further developing the concept by treatments, storyboards and creating a plot. The writers would be responsible for the storyboard, the producers would work out and solve the legal/ethical issues and animators would begin to make the beginning drafts. Production: There are many jobs that need to be filled. like, the programmer for creating the code, the graphic designer for makes the models and layout of the game, the producer who manages and tests the game for bugs an...

Werewolf The game "Werewolf" is for a group of people to figure out who is murdering people at night as quick as possible. There are various different versions of the game all with various levels of depth. The game in general can be very entertaining as you progress due to you developing different strategies and your suspicion of other players increases. It's the distrust of the other players and the mystery of who will be the next player to die by the werewolf's hand that creates a sense of enjoyment. In our play through I played the Town Drunk and was not the Werewolf. Unfortunately, I was the second person on the werewolf's kill list. We did have a rule in place that said that all dead players could be included in the discuss but could not vote on who we thought the werewolf was. If this rule was not in place then the game would become extremely boring for the dead. However, I feel like there are some improvements to be made. For example, the players who di...