D A Y 1

Steps:	In Day 1, you will:
1. About Game Industry	· Learn about game industry
2. Making a Game Development Team	· Make a game development team
3. Making Games You Enjoy	· Play games for design ideas
4. Game Development Tools	· Get introduced to tools

About Game Industry
Commercial games from the industry can take two or more years to make. You're going to make a game in five days!!!

There are many jobs in the game industry. Any skill you have can be used in the game industry, you just need to find the right career for you. When you decide what you want to do, you should get education and start a portfolio to show people what you can do. Just some game industry jobs include:

Designers develop the layout, concept, and gameplay.
Writers help designers with stories, characters, scripts, and dialogue.
Programmers make the code for things like gameplay, artificial intelligence, and networking.
Visual Artists make graphics like character designs, models, environments, and animations.
Audio Artists make the sounds and music.
Managers make the game development process successful, often as producers or creative directors.
Marketers help the games to sell using strategies like ad campaigns.

Other jobs not covered in this workshop include manufacturing, human relations, packaging, public relations, and customer support. You can even become a journalist or researcher focusing on games and the game industry.

Making a Game Development Team
Now you get to make a team! In the game industry, it's best to have a full team with every game job filled. But since we're having fun with getting you started, we'll make teams based on your interests and skills. Everyone will get to try out being a Designer, Writer, Programmer, Visual Artist, Audio Artist, Manager, and Marketer together. These jobs take years of education and experience, but you can still find out what you're interested in learning more about.

Making Games You Enjoy
What games do you like to play? Some of the best games are made by game developers who use what they like in their games. Playing games and making games should be fun!

1. Explore web sites with free games.
2. Play games!
3. Fill out this form to reflect on what you like and don't like.

Game Development Tool: Game Maker
Open up Game Maker, FPS Creator, and 3D Gamemaker and get familiar with the interfaces. Many game development tools are out there to make games. We are using either Game Maker or FPS Creator, because you can quickly make games using drag-and-drop actions with your mouse. You can even change audio, images, and gameplay!

Game Maker
1. Learn about Game Maker. Game Maker Documentation will tell you about sprites (image objects), sounds, backgrounds, and gameplay actions. You don't need to read all of this, because we'll talk about these and learn Game Maker together, but it's good to know how to get answers to your questions on your own too.

2. Think about Resources. Sprites, backgrounds, sounds, and other game objects are available in packs if you don't want to make your own from scratch. You can also find more tools to make objects yourself.

3. Look at Tutorials. Tomorrow you will start by learning how to make games in Game Maker using the "Your First Game" tutorial. If you think you'll want to try another tutorial too, look at the options and think about which one you'll want to try.

FPS Creator
1. Learn about FPS Creator. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) will tell you about general features, technical points, and 3D graphics and models. We will go through the basic steps to make a game, but it is good to know where to go to find your own answers.

2. Think about Downloads. In order to edit characters and segments, you will need additional tool help.

3. Look at the Forum. Although there are no tutorials available, you can look through the forum for help. You need to register an account to post, but you can read the boards without registering.

3D Gamemaker
1. Learn about 3D Gamemaker. The online video demonstration will give you basics about using the program.

2. Think about Model Packs. These have to be paid for to use, so you may try creating your own.

3. Look at the Forum. Although there are no tutorials available, you can look through the forum for help. You need to register an account to post, but you can read the boards without registering.