Team Structure
Publisher versus developer
Developer's Team
Game designer
Producer
Programmers
Visual artists
Music/Audio
Level Designer
QA engineers/Test
Publisher's Team
Producer
Marketing Team
Execs
QA
Usability specialists
Team Profile
- Reputation
- Optimal abilities and skills
- Adaptability
Design Contributions
Team Building
Team Communications
- Conducting meetings
- Games and teamplay
The Right Environment
Everyone belongs
Fairness
Cooperation
Goals
Results
Eliminate fiefdoms
Tracking
Responsibility
Roles
People
Evaluation
Delegate
Diversity
Commnication
Support
Honesty
Rewards
Excersises
Create a virtual team. Divide each of the group into specific disciplines and list the key components that each member is responsible for. Have the designated producer deliver a concept report to the class at large.
Inside each of the groups, identify a marketing identity for your game. Write three or four major features as selling points for the game campaign. Sketch a box mock-up.
In a circular presentation, have each team pose questions regarding usibility, to the next team, until every game team has been asked. What perspectives does the third party group find that the original team did not see but is able to use?
Reading Assignment
Review: Team Structures
- Chapter 12