Chapter 2What Is Game Design?
When I tell people I’m a game designer, the conversation generally goes something like this.
| Me: | I’m a game designer. |
| You: | Oh, the programming? |
| Me: | No, but I work with the programmers. |
| You: | The art? |
| Me: | No, but I work with the artists. |
| You: | Ummm … |
| Me: | I design the system, the rules of how to play. And then I work with the rest of the team, artists, programmers, writers, and so on to make the game playable. Sometimes if the game is really large, we have a producer who oversees and manages all the logistics. Then I get to focus on how the game works. |
If you’re a good game designer, most people won’t notice your work. (They notice it only when you do a bad job.) It’s sometimes hard to spell out exactly ...
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