A Day In The Video Game Industry

By Gaby Soto

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How Different Play Personalities…

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It all begins with the Collector

personality.Someone with this

personality would be fit to become a ScoutThe scout first recruits

people with the necessary traits to work in the gaming

industry like:Concept artists

AnimatorsSound engineers

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This is where the Storyteller comes in.

Once the Scout has hired the necessary people, the team starts developing a video

game.

The Storyteller, who loves making up

stories and dialogues, becomes

a Game Writer.Game writers

create the characters,

dialogue, and plot that drives the

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Someone with the Joker personality steps up,

because they love entertaining people and interacting with others

Now that there’s a basic idea for what

the video game will be about, it needs to be

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Someone with the Director personality will be in charge of overseeing the work done,

as the Creative Director of the company.

They will give their input after the presentation is made, and decide if the

ideas are what the company is looking for.

The Creative Director will be

involved throughout the entire process

and make sure everyone is on task.

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People with the Artist/Creator

personality work in this field. They

take the ideas presented and

bring them to life

Once the ideas are approved, Game Artists can begin working

The artist takes the ideas that the writers

come up with and creates

Concept art and storyboards

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In order to help with the animation of the video game, animators use the help of motion capture

to achieve more realistic movements and expressions.

People with the Kinesthete personality will enjoy the role of Motion Capture

Actors because it involves unusual movements and

more expressive acting than usual.

Motion capture actors must enjoy being in motion, and are the ones who help animators achieve more

realistic movements and expressions.

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Once the animation and acting is completed, and the video game is developed, it is time for it to be tested.

People who tend to be more Competitive will enjoy this role in the game industry, since video games are heavily based on competition

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Video Game Testers need to play through the games and find any flaws that must be fixed before the game is released.

Once the testers have played the game

thoroughly and bugs have been fixed, the game is ready to be released.

However, there is a critical step necessary before a game is released:

Marketing!

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Marketers in the videogame industry make sure they target the right audience depending on the country or city where the video

game will be sold.It is therefore necessary for someone in the Marketing business to have an Explorer personality, since they

need to know about the place and the people where their videogame will be advertised.

Marketing of videogames usually takes place in the form of billboards and commercials, but what is most important

is the videogame conferences, like E3 or Gamescom

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After this step, the videogame is ready to be put out into the market. This is all possible because of the many people who work

together, and who can bring their talents and passions into their job through their own play personalities.

Last year, the videogame industry collected $46.51

billion in revenue1.

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