Animators bring characters and objects to life through movement using 3D software tools. Animation has evolved dramatically from 2D pencil drawings to complex 3D animation software. Software improvements have made the animator's job easier by allowing selection of key frames with automated frame generation and editing. Game testers find bugs by continuously playing games and provide feedback to developers, roles that have grown in demand as the industry has expanded.

2. Animators are used in all different kinds of
media, from films to books.
Animation They are responsible for bringing a character
• Background and Context or object to life through movement.
In the Games industry an Animators would be
part of the art development team. They would
take the 3D artist characters, which they have
created and define there movements and
behaviours. This would be done using
industry 3D software as the tool to apply the
animations to the characters.

3. Animation have changed so dramatically over
the years. Starting from 2d animations that
you would use a pencil to create to being able
Animation to create 3d animation using the software
developed today.
• How has animation
changed and developed Software and hardware being the biggest
factor to how animation is created today. As
over the years. the software has improved over the years it
has made it much easier for the animator.
For example an animator would only need to
select key frames allowing the software to
create the remaining frames but also allowing
the animator to edit every frame individually.
Software such as ‘Maya’ has multiple tools for
the art team allowing the 3d artist to create in
the same program as the animator allowing
for much quicker transitions from one
member to another.

4. Quality Assurance Technicians or more
known as Games Tester.
They are employed by games developers to
Games Tester test games before they are released.
• How has animation Game tester main focus is playing through
the game continuously to find bugs, serious
changed and developed glitches or something that’s not right within
over the years. the game before the game is released to the
public.
Although being a games tester seems like a
lot of fun, it requires a focused mind as long
hours playing the same level can become
very tedious.
Communication is also a major factor when it
comes to being a tester as you will be
working with a group of testers and also need
to give feedback to the developers.

5. When the games industry was much smaller
and games where limited to the technology of
the time the developers of the actual game
would be the ones to test the game.
Games Tester But over time the industry had grown and the
• How has being a games games along with it thus creating a demand
for games tester so the games company's
tester changed and
could release games by deadlines.
developed over the years.
With company's using large groups of testes
its allows for much better feedback potentially
leading to a better game.
Although to become a games tester it might
not be necessary to have a degree in a
specific area its considered to be a great
entry point into the games industry making it
a highly looked out for job.

6. Bibliography
http://www.creativeskillset.org/games/caree
rs/profiles/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_testing
http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-
article/animation
http://josephrowellgamesart.tumblr.com/