This is an uber lense about the game industry. While it often gets billed as "playing games for a living" the truth of the matter is that games are made by the hard work and late nights of dedicated professionals.
Roles in the Game Industry
What are you going to be doing in the industry anyways.
Lenses about various job functions of the game industry. (I don't know enough about the art aspect to write a lense on it, if someone else does, please let me know!)
- Design
- All about game design. This is one of the most sought after positions in the game industry. Most development studios have one or two full fledged game designers and a larger group of level builders (often also called designers).
- Testing (QA)
- Ah, Game Testing. The least understood, most maligned, poorest treated spot. Also, where a lot of us got our start. Game testing is easy to do but hard to do well. This lense covers all the angles.
- Production
- These are the people who get the product made. Scheduling, coordination and people management are the key skills to have. Not an easy job.
- Programming
- Ah the hard at work coders. Building a game system out of their own heads or building the tools to allow others to do it.
Gamasutra Industry News
Gamasutra is the big name in the game industry news and learning.
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Secrets of the Game Business, 2nd Ed.
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Game Industry Organizations
Supporting all the work we do.
- Gamasutra - The Art & Business of Making Games
- The grand-daddy of game industry sites, Gamasutra is chock full of whitepapers, studies, speeches and information pertaining to the building of games and surviving in the industry. A must read for anyone wanting to get in.
- IGDA - International Game Developers Association
- The IGDA is the organization that is keeping an eye on the back of every one in the game industry. They are pursing the following goals:
- To promote opportunities for game developers to grow and advance professionally
- To build a global community of game developers via local chapters, special interest groups and online discussion forums.
- To provide a common voice for game developers and advocate on issues affecting the community.
- To increase the recognition and respect of game developers and the art form of games.
- To provide guidance and support to the next generation of game developers.
- To promote opportunities for game developers to grow and advance professionally
- GameDev.net - all your game development needs
- Gamedev.net is the leading resource for game developers, featuring daily news updates, over 1500 featured articles and tutorials, and the most active game development forums anywhere!
GameDev.net Industry News
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