Making Games

Ed MagninPrincipal for a DayJP Stark School, DISDOctober 14, 2014

My previous games

Our recent games

What does it take to make a game?

• an idea - a game concept

• a plan - a game design

• art assets - artist(s)

• programming - programmer(s)

• music & sfx - audio specialist

• project management - producer

• persistence

What makes a good game?

• something you can’t do in real life

• something where you can make a difference

• something that is easy to learn but difficult to master

• If you can’t sell it with 5 screenshots and some text, don’t make it!

What should you do if you want to make games?

• develop a talent for drawing or 3d modeling

• become really good at math and science, and learn to program

• play lots of games, all kinds

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