gamedev
Creating interactive entertainment
Gamedev is informal shorthand for game development or game developer, used especially in online communities.
It covers the process of creating video games—design, programming, art, sound—or refers to someone who does this work.
I've been in gamedev for ten years.
The gamedev community on Twitter is pretty active.
Music accompanying visual media
- SFXAudiovisual production enhancements
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- FoleyAdded film audio
- mixingCombining into one mass
ambience · 8bit · chiptune · orchestral · dialogue · compression · stems · middleware
Error removal from programs
- scriptingWriting executable commands
- compilingGathering into unified whole
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- APIsSoftware communication protocols
IDE · C++ · C# · Python · Lua · variables · functions · classes
Tiny supernatural beings
- texturesSurface feel and appearance
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
shaders · lighting · rendering · UI · VFX · particles · stylization · aesthetic
Recounting events aloud
- worldbuildingConstructing imaginary universes for fiction
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
quests · cutscenes · exposition · plot · theme · setting · protagonist · antagonist
Science of motion
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- playtestingEvaluating games before release
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- interfaceShared connection point
feedback · difficulty · pacing · tutorial · replayability · accessibility · progression · ruleset
Notable event marking progress
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- scopingDefining limits or extent
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- preproductionPlanning before creation begins
alpha · beta · QA · documentation · pitching · agile · backlog · deadline
soundtrack
Music accompanying visual media
mixing · ambience · 8bit · chiptune · orchestral · dialogue · compression · stems · middleware · adaptive
debugging
Error removal from programs
- scriptingWriting executable commands
- compilingGathering into unified whole
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
APIs · IDE · C++ · C# · Python · Lua · variables · functions · classes · objects
sprites
Tiny supernatural beings
- texturesSurface feel and appearance
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
rigging · shaders · lighting · rendering · UI · VFX · particles · stylization · aesthetic · tileset
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
- worldbuildingConstructing imaginary universes for fiction
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
branching · quests · cutscenes · exposition · plot · theme · setting · protagonist · antagonist · backstory
mechanics
Science of motion
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- playtestingEvaluating games before release
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
interface · feedback · difficulty · pacing · tutorial · replayability · accessibility · progression · ruleset · genre
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- scopingDefining limits or extent
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
preproduction · alpha · beta · QA · documentation · pitching · agile · backlog · deadline · playtesting
publisher
Company releasing books
monetization · microtransactions · release · platform · console · PC · mobile · Steam · licensing · IP
Unity
Game creation software
gamedevgamer
Video entertainment enthusiast
player · casual gamer · end user · streamer · audience
- gamed the systemManipulated rules for advantage