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Games Development Group Welcome Session

Games Development Group Welcome Session. 10 August 2010. Welcome to GDG. “ Game development makes a great hobby. ” -- Ben Sawyer, author of several books on game and game development. Agenda. Introduction to GDG; Roles in game projects; New committee announcement; New members introduction;

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Games Development Group Welcome Session

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  1. Games Development GroupWelcome Session 10 August 2010

  2. Welcome to GDG • “Game development makes a great hobby.”-- Ben Sawyer, author of several books on game and game development

  3. Agenda • Introduction to GDG; • Roles in game projects; • New committee announcement; • New members introduction; • Planned activities and training workshops schedule; • New members registration.

  4. History Background • Founded in 2004. • We organised a 24-hour game development competition called CONTRAST in 2006. • GDG received its first commercial client in 2007. A flash game called Rollo was developed within one month. • GDG members went to MIT to develop games in 2007.

  5. In Year 2009 • Stopped organising CONTRAST. After that, CNM Student Society dropped the program in 2010. • Started two new game projects: Project Fruit and Project Snowdrop. • Organised Game Development Competition with Computing Club and CNM Student Society.

  6. This Year! • Received a lot of signups during the Matric Fair 2010! Thanks  • Setup a beautiful new website for GDG • http://nusgdg.org • More activities and training workshops • CONTRAST returns? • You will be the ones who bring GDG to a new future!

  7. Our Games  • Rollo • Flash game • First game project • Completed in 2007 • Producer: Joshua

  8. Our Games  • ChinaBets • Flash game • Third game project • Completed in 2008 • Producer: Sharon

  9. Our Games  • Project Fruit • Flash game • Fourth game project • Still under development!

  10. Our Games  • Project Snowdrop • Second GDG game made using Game Maker • Fifth game project • Still under development

  11. Personal Game Projects • Show us the games that you built yourself. • Have us to try out your games. • Get feedback from seniors and tutor about your games.

  12. Training Workshops • Learn game development in workshops • Taught by tutors / seniors • Can invite your friends to join!

  13. Have fun! • Play games! • Make friends!

  14. Roles in Game Development

  15. Frequently Asked Questions • Can I make games if I have no technical skills (like programming, art, etc.)? • Yes! • We can teach you if you want, through various workshops, and easy-to-learn tools. • There are a variety of important roles in game development which don’t require technical skills (and which have higher demand for good people).

  16. Frequently Asked Questions • Will I be able to make cool games like Final Fantasy, WoW or Left4Dead if I join you? • Probably not. Those games take hundreds of people, several years and/or a few million dollars to make. • GDG makes smaller, casual or indie games in short development periods of < 1 year. • But the skills you learn and portfolio you build may one day get you an interview with companies who make those games.

  17. Roles in Game Development • Producer • Responsible for making suregame gets built / delivered. • Manages team members, schedule, budget, morale. • Public ‘face’ of the team: talks with clients, press, marketing, management. • Non-technical role! Organizational, people management & business skills help. Graphic taken from http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/250/so_you_want_to_be_a_producer.php

  18. Roles in Game Development • Designer • Responsible for turninggame ideas into detailedplans. Focuses on making gameplay fun. • Many different types: Level designers (e.g. maps), User Interface designers (e.g. menus, controls), Systems designers (e.g. combat, character stats), Content designers (e.g. quests, equipment, events), etc. • Takes code, art, audio assets and crafts a fun gameplay experience out of them. Generalist.

  19. Roles in Game Development • Programmer: • Responsible for makingsure game functions asspecified by design. Workswith the code. • Many different specialties – graphics, A.I., game systems & logic, tools-building, etc. • Also integrates other assets into game (art, audio, scripts, etc.) Graphic taken from http://philrandolph.com

  20. Roles in Game Development • Artist: • Creates (or selects) art assets for the game. • Can have various typessuch as concept artist, 2D artist, 3D modeler, rigger, animator, etc. • Proficiency in non-digital art, Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw, Flash, Maya, 3DSMax, or similar programs is helpful.

  21. Roles in Game Development • Audio Engineer: • Responsible forcreating the musicand sound effects for the game. • Usually one person is enough and does everything. Free & useful sound recording programs include Audacity & Anvil Forge.

  22. Roles in Game Development • Quality Assurance (QA) Lead: • Responsible formaking sure gameis delivered with no bugs or problems. • Creates plans for testing the game based on game’s design. Organizes and runs testing sessions with testers. Non-technical role. • Tests gameplay, functionality, “fun factor”, usability, aesthetic appeal, etc.

  23. e Workshops

  24. Workshops What it is all about • 2-day workshop to cover certain aspects of game development. • Hands-on: will design, develop mini-games and draw art during the workshop.

  25. Workshops What it is all about • It will be a very basic introduction for those with no prior experience. Therefore you can opt-out if you wish to. (or you can still come!)

  26. Workshops What it is all about • Day 1: • Game Design WorkshopDate / Time: Sat 21th Aug, 10 a.m. - 12 noonVenue: To be confirmed Teacher: Joshua Wong • Game Maker WorkshopDate / Time: Sat 21th Aug, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.Venue: To be confirmedTeacher: SeanChan

  27. Workshops What it is all about • Day 2: • Flash Art WorkshopDate / Time: Sat 28th Aug, 10 a.m. - 12 noonVenue: To be confirmedTeacher: He Xuan • Flash ActionScript ProgrammingDate / Time: Sat 28th Aug, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.Venue: To be confirmedTeacher: Xelrr

  28. Workshops Things to take note • If you are experienced in topics covered in the workshops, you are encouraged to help those who are not. =)

  29. Workshops Things to take note • You need to have the following software installed before coming for respective workshops. • Game Maker Workshop--Game Maker • Flash Workshop--------Adobe Flash CS5

  30. Workshops After that? • We will have weekly mini-workshops / sharing sessions during our weekly meetings. People can take turns to present on various aspects of game development.

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