Topic: What is the difference between game design and game programming? (Read 432 times)

Jashimchando

#1 April 20, 2010, 06:03:02 pm
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Well, I'm applying for colleges, or more like looking for information for colleges. and I found myself at the site of the University of Advancing Technology. When I was at the third step, I found game design and game programming. Can't tell the difference. Help.








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#2 April 20, 2010, 06:17:48 pm
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#3 April 20, 2010, 07:03:08 pm
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design is where you come up with the monsters and programming is where you make them take a dump
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#4 April 20, 2010, 08:18:57 pm
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dicko gives a pretty accurate representation of it.

to kinda describe it more, a designer comes up with the ideas, and the programmer implements it.
nooot quite sure if a designer does the balancing (like, axes should do 3% more damage than swords, but attack 5% slower kinda stuff) too.. i think they might
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#5 April 21, 2010, 03:05:29 am
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Game designers in general should know a bit of game programming.

Just like an architect should know at least a little bit of structural physics.
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#6 April 21, 2010, 03:20:47 am
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Quote from: EvilDemonCreature on April 21, 2010, 03:05:29 am
Game designers in general should know a bit of game programming.

Just like an architect should know at least a little bit of structural physics.

None of them actually do (revit structure takes care of that)

I think it's the same with game designers who use game maker so you don't really have to do any hardcore programming
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