Game developer
Encyclopedia
Game developer may refer to:
- Video game developerVideo game developerA video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
, an individual or company working on video game production - Video game publisherVideo game publisherA video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
, 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 programmerGame programmerA game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebase for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer"...
, a member of game development team, responsible for game's codebase - Game Developer (magazine), a monthly trade periodical for the video game industry
See also
- Game developmentGame developmentGame development is the software development process by which a video game is developed. Development is undertaken by a game developer, which may range from a single person to a large business. Mainstream games are normally funded by a publisher and take several years to develop. Indie games can...
- Game designGame designGame design, a subset of game development, is the process of designing the content and rules of a game in the pre-production stage and design of gameplay, environment, storyline, and characters during production stage. The term is also used to describe both the game design embodied in a game as...
- Game programmingGame programmingGame programming, a subset of game development, is the programming of computer, console or arcade games. Though often engaged in by professional game programmers, many novices may program games as a hobby...
- List of video game companies
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