Who Makes This Stuff?
Just as there are many genres of games, there are many types of people who make them. Video game teams that create games are known as developers or development teams. They are similar to a production team that makes a movie or TV show—several creative people all working together to create entertainment.
In the early days of video game development, games were created by individuals; one example is the original Prince of Persia, created by one person12 who programmed, designed, and animated the entire game. He even composed the game’s music!
Game creation eventually evolved into teams as commercial video game development became more technologically complex, and games that originally required two or three programmers to make now needed people with a wider range of skills. As graphics capabilities improved, many game creators lacked the artistic skills to fully utilize the new computing power. Since audiences demand better-looking games, teams added art...