Ed Magnin on Making Games

1. Making Games
Ed Magnin
Principal for a Day
Woodrow Wilson High School, DISD
October 13, 2015

2. My previous games
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3. Our recent games
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4. What does it take to make a game?
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• an idea - a game concept
• a plan - a game design
• art assets - artist(s)
• programming - programmer(s)
• music & sfx - audio specialist
• project management - producer
• persistence

5. What makes a good game?
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• something you can’t do in real life
• something where you can make a difference
• something that is easy to learn but difficult to master
• If you can’t sell it with 5 screenshots and some text, don’t make it!

6. What should you do if you want to make games?
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• develop a talent for drawing or 3d modeling
• become really good at math and science, and learn to program
• play lots of games, all kinds

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