The Game Production Handbook, 3rd Edition

2

Roles on the Team

In This Chapter

• Production

• Art

• Engineering

• Design

• Audio

• Quality Assurance Testing

• Team Organization

• Corporate

2.1 Introduction

To better understand the production cycle, it is important to know what types of roles are typically found on a game development team. The roles vary from team to team, depending on the project needs, the company size, and the scope of a project. For example, if working on a mobile phone game, the team might consist of four people who all perform multiple roles on the project. If working on a next-generation console game, the team might include more than 100 people, with each team member ...