Show Video or r g F lr I ti fI Tom Ham The e Washington Post Most of us who like to play video games usually dont don't think about what it takes to actually make one You go to the store bring it home and start to play But someone has worked hard for months maybe years to make sure the game is perfect when you play it Still making video games must be a pretty cool job It is says Brian Fleming He should know He helped create Sucker Punch the company behind the Sly Cooper games for 2 But its it's not all fun and games Game makers need to know lots of math and science Game designers need to know the basics of being a good artist before they worry about computer skills Flemings Fleming's advice to those who want to design video games The basics really matter For artists that means pen pencil and color the the- ory For programmers work on algorithms and mathematics said Fleming who studied physics in college Fleming has wanted to develop video games from the time he was a kid I wrote games for myself and my friends In high school I wrote a game for a class project That doesn't mean that you should limit what you learn to become a game designer Education is incredibly important It gives you strong fundamentals fundamentals fundamentals fun fun- which provide a good base for you throughout your life Fleming said He offered these tips to help you later on in inthe inthe inthe the gaming world Challenge yourself Take the highest quality hardest classes you can find from teachers whom you respect ark JO f 0 en o u oe 0 c gc j u s- s c FP a 0 i o C f g 1 J p. p II 0 IJ c t i io o I 0 u I en 0 g i F 1 3 Q a Designer Brian Fleming says education plays an important part in developing video games Fleming helped create Sucker Punch k Productions the company behind the Sly Cooper games for 2 i Create If youre you're a programmer then write some small games If youre you're an artist create some models or levels for an existing game Its It's fun and you'll learn a ton about making games Play games Play and talk to your friends about what makes games fail or succeed Communicate Learning to express your own opinions opinions opinions ions clearly is very important too Video game work tends to tobe tobe be very collaborative and if you haven't learned to listen and share ideas well you'll be at a disadvantage |