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Video Game Industry : Qualifications for a Video Game Designer

In order to qualify to be a video game designer, an individual must master the English language, he must be able to edit, and he must be able to work with scripting languages. Find out how it’s the game designer’s responsibility to make sure a game is fun and playable with help from an experienced member of the gaming industry in this free video on video game developers.

Expert: Marc Mencher
Contact: www.GameRecruiter.com
Bio: Marc Mencher has been in the gaming industry since 1982.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

Duration : 0:1:4

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Valve Software Ep. 5: All Your History S1E20 (Game Development History)

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Valve Software Ep. 5: All Your History S1E20 (Game Development History)

From Half-Life to Left 4 Dead 2, Valve has been one of the trailblazers in the video game industry. In this fifth episode of our retrospective, watch and see how Valve shook up the typical game production cycle by first releasing the short and quick Episode One, and then delivered the deal of the century with The Orange Box.

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TAGS: Left 4 Dead 2 L4D2 Left 4 Dead 2 Valve Software UPC 14633098778 mpn 14633098563 Half-Life HL2 Halflife 00020626716086 MPN 014633098525 all your history are belong to us video game development ayh ayhabtu base gabe newell infamous hack hacker skins code game content theft yt:quality=high

Duration : 0:6:49

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Insert Coin: Part 4-Video Game Testing & Marketing

Part 4 takes the viewer into the magical world of video game testing. What do video game testers do all day? How fun is it? Why do kids play video games. And, Part 4 also explores television & print video game marketing campaigns & techniques. Insert Coin: Culture of Video Gameplay is a 1 hour documentary on video games and how they impact our culture. Produced by Brent Stafford for his Masters Thesis (MA) in Advanced Communications from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver.

Duration : 0:10:27

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#6 How to make a 3D computer game [level design]

In this part, we’re taking our first steps into level design by importing models into the Unity 3d engine. To download these models for FREE, click here: http://www.tornadotwins.com/archives/31
ALL I ASK IN RETURN… is if you can make a quick capture of your level and post it as a video-reply. I’d LOVE to see what you can come up with!! It makes creating these videos much more fun!
-TornadoTwins

Duration : 0:8:59

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Valve Software Ep. 6: All Your History S1E21 (Game Development History)

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Valve Software Ep. 6: All Your History S1E21 (Game Development History)

From Half-Life to Left 4 Dead 2, Valve has been one of the trailblazers of the video game industry. In this sixth and final episode of our retrospective, watch how Valve finally left their Half-Life franchise behind to pursue a brand-new IP, Left 4 Dead, and then created amazement and controversy with its swift follow-up, Left 4 Dead 2.

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Duration : 0:8:8

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Video Games and Learning

http://www.edge-online.com/blogs/the-power-tangential-learning

Episode Three in my series of video “lectures,” made in association with Edge.

I’m pleased to introduce game designer James Portnow, cofounder of Divide By Zero Games. He and I will be partnering up to bring you these lectures from here on.

Loosely modeled after Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw’s Zero Punctuation reviews. For the first time, NOT made to be presented on screen in the classroom.

I can be reached at floydo_animation at yahoo dot com.
James can be reached at jportnow at gmail dot com.

Like the intro/outro music? Download the full tracks here!

Penguin Cap
http://www.carbohydrom.net/music/CarboHydroM_-_Penguin_Cap.mp3

Walk on Water
http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01527/

Duration : 0:7:21

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Valve Software Ep. 2 with Gabe Newell: All Your History S1E14 (Game Development History)

Valve Software Ep. 2 with Gabe Newell: All Your History S1E14 (Game Development History)

From Half-Life to Left 4 Dead 2, Valve has been one of the trailblazers of the video game industry. In this second episode of our retrospective, watch and see how Valve’s decision to open their code to the modding community led to a wealth of creativity and popularity, which in turn, made a successful game a smash hit.

For Valve Software Ep. 1: All Your History S1E13 (Game Development History), GOTO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gxFaGKHbEY

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Duration : 0:5:40

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4 Main Tasks Of A Video Game Tester

http://www.BecomeAGameTester.com
When it comes to video or computer game testing, the game testers play a roll that is just as important as the developers and designers.

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Video Games and Choice

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22456

Episode Five in my series of video “lectures,” made in association with Gamasutra. Co-written with James Portnow, cofounder of Divide By Zero Games. This episode marks our first entry of Game Design Corner, where we look specifically at elements of game design.

Loosely modeled after Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw’s Zero Punctuation reviews.

I can be reached at floydo_animation at yahoo dot com.
James can be reached at jportnow at gmail dot com.

Like the intro/outro music? Download the full tracks here!

Penguin Cap
http://www.carbohydrom.net/music/CarboHydroM_-_Penguin_Cap.mp3

Illusional Hop
Download the full album at the artists’ website!
http://www.baddudesmusic.com/

Duration : 0:7:6

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Platinum Arts Sandbox – Fun With Cabbage Godzilla! – Free 3D Video Game Maker and World Creator

http://SandboxGameMaker.com for the free download. POST QUESTIONS IN OUR FORUMS AND CHECK OUR FAQ, NOT IN COMMENTS PLEASE:
http://forum.sandboxgamemaker.com/
FAQ
http://sandboxgamemaker.com/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ
Help Section
http://sandboxgamemaker.com/wiki/

While working on the RPG (check for more info in the help section) I wanted to make the golem larger, but it ended up being a bit larger than I expected :D

Platinum Arts Sandbox is the game design tool based on the Cube 2 engine that allows users to quickly and easily create and edit their own worlds in game, even cooperatively. It is free, open source, and easy to use for Kids and Adults!

Duration : 0:2:52

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