Game Production Stages sunumu E-Tohum tarafından Bahçehir Üniversitesinde düzenlenen 2013 Oyun Geliştiricileri Zirvesinde Galata Labs Oyun Stüdyosu kurucusu Barış Yaman tarafından gerçekleştirilmiştir. Originally presented at E-tohum Game Developer Event 2013 by Baris Yaman from Galata Labs. This presentation describes the Game Production Phases.

1. Game Production Stages
(Oyun Prodüksiyon Süreçleri)
eTohum Oyun Geliştiricileri Zirvesi
23 November/Kasım 2013
Barış Yaman
baris@galatalabs.com
@barisyaman

2. Background
18+ years as Game Programmer, Tool Programmer, Lead Programmer, Engineering
Manager, Director of Development.

3. Game Development Team
Programmer / Designer / Artist / Sound Dude

4. Game Development Team
Programmer
Designer
Artist
Sound /
Music Dude

5. Release
Engineer
UI
Programmer
Scripter
Engine
Programmer
Core
Mechanics
Designer
Sound
Programmer
Level
Designer
Game Development Team
Tool
Programmer
Gameplay
Programmer
Backend
Programmer
Analytics / BI
Lead
Designer
Story
Copywriter
UX Expert
Technical
Artist
Executive
Producer
Lead
Programmer
Creative
Director
Concept
Artist
2D Animator
Director of
Development
Producer
Art Director
Associate
Producer
Lead QA
3D Animator
QA
FX Artist
Sound Artist
Music
Composer
Rigger
UI Artist
Prop
Modeler
Character
Modeler
Cinematic
Expert
Environment
Artist
Texture
Artist

6. Release
Engineer
UI
Programmer
Scripter
Engine
Programmer
Core
Mechanics
Designer
Sound
Programmer
Level
Designer
Game Development Team
Tool
Programmer
Gameplay
Programmer
Backend
Programmer
Analytics / BI
Lead
Designer
Story
Copywriter
UX Expert
Technical
Artist
Executive
Producer
Lead
Programmer
Creative
Director
Concept
Artist
2D Animator
Director of
Development
Producer
Art Director
Associate
Producer
Lead QA
3D Animator
QA
FX Artist
Sound Artist
Music
Composer
Rigger
UI Artist
Prop
Modeler
Character
Modeler
Cinematic
Expert
Environment
Artist
Texture
Artist

7. Game

8. Game Production Phases
Concept
Preproduction
PostLaunch
Production
Launch

9. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Post-Launch
Genre
Target
Audience
Fun
Trend ?
Market
Budget/TIme
Platform
Biz Model

10. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Prototype
Get to the FUN.
Build and test the gameplay mechanics
Temporary graphics, dirty code
Throw away the code at the end!
Post-Launch

11. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Game Design Doc
Your prototypes are your main design doc.
Doc is not a goal, it is a tool.
Living Document
More like a Wiki w/comments
Concise, to the point.
Outline
Not the STORY!
(Unless it is an adventure game)
Post-Launch

12. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Game Design Doc
Gameplay Mechanics
Game Object Attributes
Levels / Environment Attributes
Progression
List of Game Modes
List of Main Screens
Keep it short.
We will add details later
Post-Launch

13. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Technical Design
Build Engine Components
Performance Test
Architecture
Tool needs
Post-Launch

14. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Visual Style
Visual Tests
External Tools
Technical Limitations
Polish Tests
Post-Launch

15. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Tools
Art Pipeline
Designer Tools
Post-Launch

16. Concept
Pre-production
Production
End of Pre-production
Prototypes
Rough Game Design Doc
Technical Architecture
Rough Visual Style
Art Pipeline
List of tools. (Some done, most in development)
Get a feel for the scope
Verify the budget and the time
Know the game is FUN
Post-Launch

17. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Follow Agile Approach
Sprints
Schedule 3-4 week long sprints.
Create meaningful stories.
Schedule around the stories.
Add details to documents as needed.
Use Cross Functional Teams
Iterate
Rinse and Repeat
Post-Launch

18. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Follow Agile Approach
Sprints
Don’t be too efficient. Focus on the sprint.
Polish reasonably towards the end.
Dedicate 1-2 days for testing at the end.
Dedicate 1 day of team play time
Keep crunch time short
Short Postmortem
Use the most recent sprint for demos.
Post-Launch

19. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Follow Agile Approach
Daily
Biggest enemy: Dependencies
Have stand-up meetings every morning.
• What did you do, yesterday?
• What are you going to work on today?
• Do you have a dependency on anyone?
Post-Launch

20. Concept
Pre-production
Production
First Major Target “First Playable”
Post-Launch

21. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Finish The Game!
Post-Launch

22. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Do not forget the “FUN”
Post-Launch

23. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Online Games
Post-Launch

24. Concept
Pre-production
Production
Free-to-Play Games
Post-Launch

25. Critical Roles

26. Questions?
(Sorular?)
baris@galatalabs.com