Investigation Blog Post 3

 This investigation is dedicated to the process game developers go through while creating games. 

Basically, there is 3 steps to development. Step one, Pre-Production. Step two, Production. And step three, Post-Production.

Pre-Production is mapping out what you want to do for the game. Essentially you're figuring out characters, the storyline and creating concept art. This is an example of what concept artists will sketch out prior to starting production. 

Production: The story is refined, assets (characters, creatures, props and environments) are created, the rules of play are set, levels and worlds are built, code is written, and so much more! Designers model characters and the atmosphere of the environment. Here's an example of a designer creating environmental models! 

Post Production: This the easiest step and usually the most exciting step. During Post Production, editors go through everything to make sure it’s correct and exactly what everyone wanted. After everything, you test the game to make sure it works and this is when early gameplay is released for the public to view.

What was done this week: Again, I was without any access to school related resources so all I did was research the steps of game development and it turns out that it is a lot harder and time consuming than I thought it would be.