Video Game Discussion Presented by Kelly Zmak Performance Ahead Consulting 2 Development Teams Management: Engineers / : Engineers / Programmers: • Studio Head • Game engineers • Graphics engineers • Executive producer • Tool engineers • Sound engineers • Producer • Middleware engineers • Gameplay engineers • Associate Producer • Platform engineers • Scripting • Assistant Producer • Physics • Front end engineers • Project Director / • AI engineers • Network engineers Development Director • Tool engineers • Project Manager

3 Development Teams Artists: Designers: Other Roles: • Creative director • Lead designer • Script writer • Story writer • Art director • Gameplay designer • Motion capture • Animator • Level designers • Quality Assurance IT • Lead artists • UI designer • • Marketing • Front end/UI artists • Sound designer • PR • 2D artists • Visual designer • Social Media • Finance • 3D artists • CGI designer • Legal • Technical artists • Audio designer • Human Resources • Texture artists • Recruiting • Administration • Concept artists • Executive positions 4 Game Development Tools

• Unreal • https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/education • Free to use, 4 can be downloaded and installed to classroom computers as well as personal systems at no cost. With full access to the complete code and tools, Unreal Engine 4 levels the playing field to give everyone the resources needed to learn professional-quality development. In addition, schools and students receive regular updates, making it easy to stay current with the latest in development for games, cinematic content, visualization and real-time production. For complete details, visit the FAQ.

5 Game Development Tools

• http://unity3d.com/ GameMaker: Studio 2 • is now a widely-used game creation tool that http://www.yoyogames.com/studio can be used to make both 2D and 3D games on Game Maker is easily one of the most popular game just about any popular platform. development tools in the industry. This is because its • There is also free publishing support for iOS, and drag-and-drop system allows you to make games many the free download comes with a trial of Unity Pro. times faster than if you were coding it. You also have the option of upgrading to the Professional or Master Collection versions for access to more tools.

Credit – gamedesigning.org https://www.gamedesigning.org/gaming/game 6 -development-tools/ Game Development Tools

• 2 & 3 • http://www.stencyl.com https://www.scirra.com/ Construct 2 is the perfect tool if you want to make great With this toolset you can make Flash games faster than • 2D games. This game offers an intuitive with any other program out there. The interface features a drag-and-drop system along with blocks of drag-and-drop interface that also lets you make use of code for you to utilize. your HTML5 knowledge. • While you can make great games with Stencyl, it’s often tool by developers to make quick prototypes of their game ideas.

Credit – gamedesigning.org https://www.gamedesigning.org/gaming/game 7 -development-tools/ Game Development Tools

• PlayCanvas • http://www.playcanvas.com http://www.cocos2d.org/ Cocos2D is an open source tool for creating 2D games This HTML5 game development platform allows you to • with ++, although there is support for Lua and develop 2D and 3D games alongside a collaborator on the cloud. JavaScript. Your finished game can be published on Windows, Mac, • This means you don’t have to download and install Android, iOS, Windows Phone, or the web. Notable titles anything and are even given 200MB of disk space. New made using this program include Badlands, Castle Clash, developers and experts alike can make use of this free and open source engine. Kingdom Rush, Tiny Village, and Matching with friends.

Credit – gamedesigning.org https://www.gamedesigning.org/gaming/game 8 -development-tools/ Game Development Tools

• RPG Maker Monogame • http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/ http://www.monogame.net MonoGame lets you use your knowledge of .NET • languages and C# to create games for iOS, Android, • RPGs are one of the most popular genres in the industry. PlayStation 4, MacOS, and more. Thanks to RPG Maker, thousands have had the chance to More than one thousand games have shipped thanks to a make their own epic adventures with this excellent healthy community of developers helping each other game development engine. understand and get better with MonoGame. • From combat, cutscenes, and dialogue to environments, dungeons, and bosses, you can do almost anything without having to write a single line of code.

Credit – gamedesigning.org https://www.gamedesigning.org/gaming/game 9 -development-tools/ Art Creation Tools and Resources

• Unity Asset store • Piskel • https://assetstore.unity.com/ • https://www.piskelapp.com/ • GrafX2 • GraphicsGale • http://grafx2.chez.com/ • https://graphicsgale.com/us/ • Pyxel Edit • Pixilart • https://pyxeledit.com/ • https://www.pixilart.com/ • • Photoshop • https://krita.org/en/ • https://www.adobe.com/products /photoshop.html • Aseprite • Pro Motion NG • https://www.aseprite.org/ • https://www.cosmigo.com/ • GIMP • https://www.gimp.org/

Credit - www.makeuseof.com https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-pixel- 10 art-tools/