Game developer: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:36, 31 December 2006

Latest revision as of 17:24, 16 August 2023

(39 intermediate revisions by 28 users not shown)

Line 1:

'''Game developer''' may refer to:

{{dablink|'''[[Game Developer Magazine|Game Developer]]''' is also the name of a magazine for video game developers.}}

* [[Video game developer]], an individual or company working on video game production

{{unreferenced|date=October 2006}}

* [[Video game publisher]], a company funding video game developer(s)

* [[Video game producer]], a manager of game development team

* [[Game designer]], a member of game development team, responsible for game's design

* [[Game programmer]], a member of game development team, responsible for game's codebase

* [[Game Developer (magazine)|''Game Developer'' (magazine)]], a defunct monthly trade periodical for the video game industry

* [[Game Developer (website)|''Game Developer'' (website)]], formerly ''Gamasutra'', the ongoing sister publication to the magazine of the same name

<!--If the following ever have articles, simply use the code below:

==* [[Board game developer==]]

==* [[Collectible card game developer==]]

==* [[Role-playing game developer==]]

-->

== See also ==

A '''game developer''' is a person or business involved in [[game development]], the process of designing and creating games. Game developers often specialize in a particular type of game.

* [[Game development]]

==Board game developer==

* [[Category:Game design]]

* [[Game programming]]

==* [[Video game developer==design]]

* [[List of video game companies]]

* [[List of video game industry people]]

* [[List of video game publishers]]

{{disambig}}

A board game developer designs [[board game]]s. Designers of [[German-style board game]]s are often credited on the box.

==Collectible card game developer==

Collectible card game developers design games which are played with cards that can be traded and often collected. [[Richard Garfield]], the creator of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', is probably the most famous [[collectible card game]] developer.

==Role-playing game developer==

Role-playing game developers create [[role-playing game]]s (RPGs). [[Gary Gygax]] and [[David Arneson]] are two of the most famous RPG developers. Together they created ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', one of the earliest RPGs which inspired countless others.

==Video game developer==

{{main|Video game developer}}

A [[video game developer]] creates [[computer game|computer]] or [[video game]]s. For all other types of developers mentioned here, the role played by the [[game designer]] for a video or computer game is analogous to their roles. In a more generic sense, the term "video game developer" can refer to anyone involved in the video or computer development process, such as [[game programmer]]s and [[game producer]]s. The term can also refer to a company specializing in game development. Game developmers can also make up a smaller unit or team within a distribution company.

''See also:'' [[Game design]], [[video game publisher]], [[game programming]]

[[Category:Game design]]