Task 2 - job roles

Task 2

Creative development
Game designer - this role comprises of designing a game through 3D modelling and animating a game design will also focus on gameplay and the story of the game. An example is Hironobu Sakaguchi a
Japanese Game Developer who created the long lasting series Final Fantasy which has sold over 100 million copies and each game is praised for its unique story.

Level editor - a level editor will design levels, maps, campaigns and virtual worlds in video games.

Lead artist - a lead artist will design art for a video game and being the lead they will manage and help a team creative concept art for a video game.

Technical artist - this person will be the bridge between programmer and artist this person will not directly be involved like a producer but will act as a advisor for both teams for example finding a new modelling techniques and updating new script language for the coders.

Artist - a person who will create drawings or 3D models from ideas for example concept art. An example is freelance artist Ryan DeMtia who was brought in by Bungie to create ideas for a new level in their game Destiny, Ryan created everything from ships and bosses which in my opinion brought with him a fun and good looking game that saved the Bungie from losing their players.

Animator - this person will take drawings or 3D modeled art and bring it to life with movement.

Audio engineer - this person will work with the technical aspects of sound whilst recording, these people will assist in the development of audio for a game with a Foley artist.

Technical development

Game programmer - this person has knowledge of software engineer, programming and computer science who will develop code bases for video games.

Lead game programmer - this person will lead a team of programmers who is responsible for creating code which runs the game, this person will also manage the overall code development process.

Project implementation

Project manager/producer - this person will guarantee the delivery of a successful video game on time and within budget ultimately managing the development of the game without being involved too much.

Assistant producer - this person will work with the project manager or producer and production staff to deliver the game on time.                                                                                        

External producer - this person will guarantee that the publisher will have all the information to make the game sucsessful through marketing, this person will not be involved with marketing but will supply the marketing team with information for the video game. They will work externally work with the development team.

Creative director - a creative director will have the responsibility to affect the gameplay, look ans sound of the video game to ensure the artwork, gameplay and music is its highest quality to improve the experience of the game.

Quality insurance

QA tester - this person is hired by the publisher to give there review of the game before it goes public like finding flaws by testing and debugging the game so the game can be its best quality and play-ability.

Business development

Public relations manager - this person will create content for the public to enhance the public image of the video game, publisher and game studio, this person will also create a forum to listen to the players if they have any problems with the game for example a bug in the game needs fixing.

Product manager - this person will select what idea should be pursued for a business benefit they will look at what the public are interested in at the time and will ask the development team to create or find an idea for a video game that will be passed down into development and published to hopefully make a profit.

Marketing executive - this person will promote the video game, this is probably one of the most important job because of how most of the public look at video games being they make people violent so it is the marketing executive to come up with a creative idea that will appeal to all public so the video game is a success.

Marketing manager - this person will come up with a plan to promote and sell the video game, this person is very good at communicating with people about the video game and this person might not know the video game too well but they know how to use there managing skills to create a marketing campaign to sell the game.


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