In our last video we covered four tips
on how to get a job in the game industry.
Tip number three was make something, in
this video we're going to go over how to
start making that something, we are Ask Gamedev and this is how to start making
your first game. Step 1 find your hook.
What would make someone play your game
in place of a similar title that's
already out there that's your hook and
clearly defining it is crucial you want
to span the bulk of your early
development time designing and
validating your hook. Step 2 develop your
elevator pitch you should be able to
explain your game in one to two
sentences that one provide context and
create excitement, 2 defines your target
audience and 3 explains what the player
does in the game.
Step number 3 scope it
out define what you will prototype focus
first on what makes your game new and
fresh you can worry about everything
else later let's look at a real world
example take valves 2007 classic Portal.
Portal is all about using portals to
solve puzzles in most other ways Portal
is a traditional fps if you're a
prototyping portal you wouldn't build a
brand new FPS engine you would use an
existing engine so you can focus on
proving out the portals.
Step number four: Building.
Don't try to perfect your
design on paper get it into software
once you start making something you'll
learn what ideas work what failed and
you might even discover something
unexpected, find the right tools to get
you them use engines like Gamemaker,
Unity, RPG maker, or Unreal. You can even
just mod an existing title the key is
don't waste time building things that already exist
Step number 5: Validate
get feedback share your game with friends go to meetups, try not to be shy or defensive.
remember you're not building the perfect game on your first attempt learning what isn't
working is just as important as learning
what is.
In summary, step number one: find your hook.
Step number two: develop your
elevator pitch.
Step number three scope it out.
Step number four: build it.
Step number 5: validate
following these five steps will help you find the fun faster and save you your most crucial asset, time.
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