Game Design - If it was easy, everyone would do it
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This is the talk I gave at UT Pan American last year on what is game design, what a game designer does and what do to if you think you want to be one. Also talks about diversity and how we need diversity in design
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Game Design - If it was easy, everyone would do it
- 1. Game Design If it were easy, everyone would do it. Sheri Graner Ray University of Texas, Pan American Nov 26, 2012
- 3. Game Design What I think I do
- 4. Game Design What my parents think I do
- 5. Game Design What my friends think I do
- 6. Game Design What society used to think I do
- 7. Game Design What society now thinks I do
- 8. Game Design What I really do
- 9. What DOES a game designer do?
- 11. But what does a game designer do?
- 12. Game Designer • System Design • Content Design
- 13. Content Design
- 14. Systems Design
- 16. TDDGDD Executive summary Player Experience Walk Through Play Cycle Monetization plan UI Flow Main Game Loop Progression Loot Tables Skill Trees Badges
- 17. Where do we work?
- 18. Who are game developers?* • Male = 88.5%, • Female = 11.5% • White = 83.3%, • Black = 2.0%, • Hispanic/Latino = 2.5%, • Asian = 7.5%, • Other = 4.7% • Heterosexual = 92%, • Lesbian/Gay = 2.7%, • Bisexual = 2.7% • Percentage of people with disabilities = 13% * IGDA, “Game Developer Demographics: An Exploration of Workforce Diversity”2012
- 19. So what’s the problem?Diversity and Business facts 1The Catalyst study: The Bottom Line: Connecting Corporate Performance and Gender Diversity 2Harvard Business Review, Dr. Roy Adler, Pepperdine University 3Group Intelligence, Science Journal, Anita Woolley • 35% increase Return on Equity1 • 34% increase Total Shareholder Return1 • Highest percentages of women equal to highest earnings2 • Make better business decisions resulting in higher profits3
- 20. In the United States, Asians, African-Americans, and Hispanics combined now collectively represent nearly $1 Trillion dollars annually in consumer spending. Diversity and Business facts
- 21. Fordes Insights : Diversity & Inclusion: Unlocking Global Potential www.Forbes.com/forbesinsights Diversity drives innovation Diversity and Business facts
- 22. Diversity • Improves ROI • Improves decision making • Opens avenues to new markets • Is critical to innovation and creativity Diversity and Business facts
- 23. We know we have a problem
- 25. What does it take to be a game designer?c
- 26. What does it take to be a game designer? • Over 80% have a university level education or greater
- 27. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 28. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 29. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 30. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 31. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 32. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 33. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 34. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 35. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 36. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 37. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 38. What does it take to be a game designer?
- 39. • Get your degree • Understand your audience will not be you • Be ready to move • Be prepared to deal with the image of your chosen profession • Have passion for making digital entertainment What does it take to be a game designer?
- 41. How do I get there? More than 80% have a university level education or greater* * IGDA, “Game Developer Demographics: An Exploration of Workforce Diversity”2012
- 42. How do I get there?
- 43. How do I get there?
- 44. How do I get there? Use Facebook and Twitter (Oh, and Linked In too)
- 45. How do I get there? Practice Online Hygiene
- 46. How do I get there? VOLUNTEER
- 47. How do I get there? • Alternate Reality Games • Artificial Intelligence • Audio Development and Implementation • Business and Legal Special Interest Group • Casual Games • Diversity • Flash • Game Accessibility • Game Design • Game Education • Indies • IP rights and games • Learning, Education and Games • Level Design • LGBT • Localization • Mobile • Online Games SIG • Online Safety and Moderation • Outsourcing • Positive impact • Preservation • Production SIG • Programmers SIG • Quality Assurance • Quality of Life • Serious Games • Sex & Game SIG • Students • Tools SIG • User Research • Visual Arts • Women in games • Writing SIG JOIN AN IGDA SIG
- 48. How do I get there? Farm your connections
- 49. How do I get there? • Get business cards and contact information from those people who can help you • Write them a thank you email note • Write them a short note about every month or two • Do not expect an answer • Do not get discouraged
- 50. How do I get there? • Get your degree • Use Social network sites • Practice Online Hygiene • Change your facebook status once a day min. • Tweet twice a day, min. • Join an IGDA Sig and participate • Volunteer • Farm and grow your network
- 51. Why do I do it?
- 52. Email: Blog: Twitter: sheri@schellgames.com SheriGranerRay.com @Twylite1 THANK YOU! Resources: IGDA –IGDA.org LGBT - Gaymer.org WIGI –WomenInGamesInternational.org BIG –BlacksInGaming.org ACCESSIBILITY- Gameaccessibility.org
Editor's Notes
- This is a tough industry to get in to.. No one’s gonna hand it to you. No one is gonna come to your house and offer you your dream job. YOU have to go out and get it. How do you do that? Social networking.
- Social networking