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Re: Designer ore non Designer?
I had an argument with a student friend of mine over the term/title of "game designer" the other day. I don't feel anyone should consider themselves a game designer without intimate, if not entirely the most skillful knowledge of all systems that go into game development; they should know art and programming as well as be… -
Designer ore non Designer?
hey guys i have been thinking lately and well its been spinning around for some time now and my question is in order to become a Game Designer do i seriously need to know how to draw on paper? ore it does not matter that much? just curious -
Re: Designer ore non Designer?
~ He didn't say he wanted to be a Level Designer, he said he wanted to be a Game Designer. What in the hell is a Game Designers job exaclty? -
Re: Designer ore non Designer?
Yea, but "game designer" seems to usually mean the person or people in charge of the entire game's design, and is a very senior position. People seem to graduate to it from level design. -
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Gary Gygax couldn't draw for shit. edit: sorry for the continued derailing of this thread but I think it's an important topic: people know what programmers and artists do but there doesn't seem to be much awareness of what designers do or how you become a designer. try checking out the design articles on Gamasutra. -
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Okay, Justin, I can be stupidly idealistic. So they don't have to know how to draw, but even rudimentary skills would, I think, be of great benefit when designing something. If they can describe what's in their head in writing, then sure. I just don't have much patience for people claiming to be "game designers" when… -
Re: Designer ore non Designer?
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"Hard-surface designer" isn't really a thing. Weapon modeler might be a thing. Environment artist is totally a thing. I'm probably being more of a word-dick than necessary, but designer implies making decisions about what something is going to look like or how it will function, like a game or level designer or a concept… -
Re: Designer ore non Designer?
Fill a box filled with various props: - Decks of cards - An assortment of dice (assortment of sides) - An assortment of tokens (Black White) - Tops - Pencils - Hex Tiles - Fake Monopoly Money - Etc (Add a LOT more assortment) With your box full of 'props' randomly grab a few from the box. Instructions: Design a game with… -
Re: Designer ore non Designer?
And thus you have arrived at the crux of the Designer vs Artist feud! [ just want to add that this is tongue in cheek, I get along great with designers and have no problem working closely with them] -
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wow! and then there's reality, most designers I know can't draw that great (ok, I personally don't know any designers that can draw). On the other hand they are usually good writers. edit:whoops missed a few posts there.
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