game development

Making interactive entertainment

Game development is the process of creating video games, encompassing design, programming, art, sound, and testing.

The term covers everything from solo indie projects to massive studio productions with hundreds of developers.

She's studying game development at a technical college.

The game spent three years in development before release.

A game developer may specialize in one area or wear many hats.

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debugging · engine · 3D modeling · shader · project planning · scripting · cutscenes · world-building · storyboarding · code · concept art · character arcs · optimization · user interface · texture mapping · sound effects · budgeting · bug tracking

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creation vs. consumption

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gaming · gameplay · let's plays

construction vs. destruction

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Ending something definitively

professional software work

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Business technology management division

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