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1. Contract ofEmployment
Contractual:
Contractual obligations tobe followingthe certain issues:
 Employment
 Development
 License
 NDA
 Collaboration
Employment:
Thisreasonis usedtocontract to seta guidelineandthe T andC’s of the job,the contract will
include thingslikewhatthe companyexpectsfromyouandoccasionallyalsowhatbenefitsinthe
companythat will give youanopportunitytomeetthe contractuallytargetsthat’sset.The
difference betweenacontract inthe gamesindustryandthe otherindustriesisthatinthe games
industrythe contract will usuallyinclude clausesaboutbenefits,confidentialityinventionsandnot
competingwiththe othercompaniesduring,orshortlyafterthe contract runsout whichwill expire
and be no longerneeded.
Development:
Whena gamingcompanyis hiringa developertocreate gamesforthema developerhasto signa
developmentagreement.A developmentagreement isacontract what givesyouall the detailsof
whatthe developerisrequiredtodo.Thiswill include thingslikethe payof the joband the amount
of time the developerhasto developthe game andwhetherroyaltieswillbe paidouttothemonce
the game iscomplete.Italsoinclude whetherthe developerhaspublisheronitsownIPto bring up
ideasthatthe developerhasthoughtof.The contract isalsousedto ensure thatthe developer
doesn’tuse someone else’ssource code andtoensure thatthe publisherhasall the rightsto ask the
developertocreate the game that theythoughtup inthe firstplace.
Licence:
The licencingagreementwillbe usedif apublisherwantstomake a game abouta movie for
example anIPownerof any movie andthe publisherof itwill all gettogetherandrightupa contract
withthe specificationsof the termsinthe licence.The contractcan alsobe usedtosay whetherthe
game is cross platformornot or if it has loyaltiestowardsacertainconsole.Alsoif the publisher
wantsit to be a worldwide coverage forthattype of game,the licence holderscanoftencharge
more than justexclusivitytoacertainarea or continentsuchas Europe or Asia.Thiscontract
agreementwill lastwithinthe maximumof aroundfive years.
NDA:

2. NDA whichstandsfor ``Non-DisclosureAgreement’’thisisacontract that issignedbya someone
whois declaringmostlyinformationthatwill show youorbe giventoyou bythemor anotherperson
will notbe sharedto giventoanyone else beforethe game orinformationispublicallyannounced.If
the informationisnotkeptconfidential thenalotof damageswill have tobe paidout ina court by
lawmaybe if that person isnot willingtopayfor the damagesit will be inthatpersonshandsto
eitherface the crime that he didby notagreeingtothe statementof the contract that he signed.
Collaboration:
The types of contracts are covered,andthenmostof the frequenttypesof contractare inthe
mainstreamof the gamingindustry.Buta lotof people are buildingthe indiegamesorthe hobby
gamesand forall these veryimportantpeople thatneedsisanagreementthatwill coverall of the
mostimportantissuesof the ownershipandcompensationnthe creationof thatgame will exist
outside of the mainstreamindustries.Gamesthatmightor mightnotevergenerate anymoneyis
the majorityof hobbyand the indie projectsthattheydowasfailed,anda huge factorin those
failuresiswhoownswhat and who’ssupposedtodowhatand who’sgoingto getwhat.A
collaborationagreementsetsforthinaclearterm onhow the indie projectorhobbyprojectis
managedandhow itis controlledonwhoownsthe IPalsohow the game isintendedtobe usedon
howmany possibilitiesalsothe income istobe handledonhow terminationof the projectistobe
governed.