1. Game Production Basics
Amanda Lange | Technical Evangelist
Tobiah Marks | Games Evangelist

2. Meet Amanda Lange | ‏@second_truth
Microsoft Technical Evangelist
Philadelphia/Baltimore
Game Teacher and Researcher
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
International Academy of Design and Technology
MSU/WVU
Game Critic

3. Meet Tobiah Marks | ‏@TobiahMarks
Game Evangelist, Microsoft
Focused on indie game development and startups
Based out of Mountain View, California
5+ years indie game development experience
Contact information:
Blog:
Podcast:

4. Course Topics 01 | Introductions and Overview 04 | Business Models
02 | What do you need?
05 | Where can I go from here?
03 | Game Assets

5. Setting Expectations Target Audience
Students who want to learn about game development
Beginning indie game devs
Suggested Prerequisites/Supporting Material
Interest in video games of any type!

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7. Amanda Lange | Technical Evangelist Tobiah Marks | Games Evangelist
01 | Introductions and Overview
Amanda Lange | Technical Evangelist
Tobiah Marks | Games Evangelist

8. Module Overview
The Evolving Game Industry
Roles in Game Development

9. The Evolving Game Industry

10. Changing Devices In the Past… But now also… Arcades Game Consoles
PCs/Home computers
But now also…
Handhelds
Smartphones
Tablets

11. New Business Models
Premium
Free / Ad-supported
“Freemium”

12. Rise of Indies

13. Roles in Game Development

14. Roles in Game Development
Designer
Developer
Artist
Others
Producer
Marketing
etc

15. Designer’s Role Designs Levels Characters Statistics Gameplay Values
Dialog

16. Designer Tools
Excel
Word

17. Artist’s Role
Creates
2D Art
3D Art
Music
Animations

18. Artist’s Tools Photoshop / Gimp / Pixlr
3D Studio Max/ Blender/ Maya/ Z Brush
Audacity / Sound Recorder

19. Developer
Programs
Game Functionality AI

20. Developer tools
Visual Studio