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Video games. Video game development (sometimes shortened to gamedev) is the process of creating a video game. It is a multidisciplinary practice, involving programming, design, art, audio, user interface, and writing. Each of those may be made up of more specialized skills; art includes 3D modeling of objects, character modeling, animation ...
The modern video game industry grew out of the concurrent development of the first arcade video game and the first home video game console in the early 1970s in the United States. The arcade video game industry grew out of the pre-existing arcade game industry, which was previously dominated by electro-mechanical games (EM games).
Founded by one of Looking Glass Studios founders. Subsidiary of Zynga; closed in 2011. Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. [18] Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007 and closed in 2009. Acquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020. [3] Successor to Clover Studio, and founded by Shinji Mikami, Atsushi Inaba, and Hideki Kamiya .
The history of video games spans a period of time between the invention of the first electronic games and today, covering many inventions and developments. Video gaming reached mainstream popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, when arcade video games, gaming consoles and home computer games were introduced to the general public.
Jerry Lawson (engineer) Gerald Anderson Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) [3] [4] was an American electronic engineer. He is known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console as well as leading the team that pioneered the commercial video game cartridge. [5] He was thus dubbed the "father of the videogame ...
A video game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. [1] [2] A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks [3] to a large business with employee responsibilities split between individual disciplines, such as programmers ...
Education. The Games Academy's aim is to offer students an education specialized in the video game business and/or development. Along with the Qantm Institute, the Games Academy is the only educational institution in Germany that is dedicated to such an education. Most of the school's teachers work in the game industry.
A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebases for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines, all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer". [1] [2] A game programmer should not be confused with ...