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Chapter 1
My Role on the Team ...................................................16
Qualities of a Game Designer and Team ..................................... 19
Hard Skills ......................................................................................20
Soft Skills/Workplace Skills ...........................................................31
I Am a Team Player .............................................................. 32
Creative Director ...........................................................................34
Project Manager ............................................................................35
Lead Designer ................................................................................35
Game Designer ..............................................................................36
Level Designer ...............................................................................37
User Interface Designer ................................................................37
Game Writer ..................................................................................41
Art Designer/Lead Artist ...............................................................41
Audio Engineer ..............................................................................43
Quality Assurance Tester/Game Tester .........................................44
Chapter 2
Computerized Entertainment and Classification ......52
Audio/Visual Effects ............................................................ 54
Ancient Times................................................................................55
Last Century ..................................................................................56
Current Times ................................................................................58
Advancement Summary ...............................................................59
Video Games ....................................................................... 60
Game Definition ............................................................................60
Gameplay ......................................................................................61
Graphic Display .............................................................................63
User Interface ................................................................................63
Types of Games (Genre and Themes) ...........................................64
Digital Toy ........................................................................... 65
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