Game Dev 101: Chapter 1 Worksheet

🛠️ Part 1: Meet the Dream Team (Matching)

Making a game takes a massive amount of teamwork! Select the letter of the correct job description next to the team member's title.

1. Game Designer

2. QA Tester

3. Producer

4. Programmer

5. Art Director

A. Writes the computer code to make the characters jump, move, and react!

B. The "boss of visuals" who decides if the game looks realistic, retro, or like a cartoon.

C. The team captain who makes sure everyone stays on budget and finishes on time.

D. The architect of the fun! Comes up with the rules, the story, and the levels.

E. Hunts for bugs and glitches by playing the game before it is released to the public.

Use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences about video game history.

📦 WORD BANK: Cartridges Smartphones Mancala Arcade

6. Ancient games like Chess and taught us the basics of rules and turn-taking.

7. In the early era of the 1970s, games like Pong were just simple white pixels bouncing on a black screen.

8. The Console Era brought chunky , more memory, and faster processors.

9. Today, modern gaming includes virtual reality and incredibly powerful right in our pockets!

Read the description of the game. Which genre does it belong to?

10.You step into the shoes of a brave knight going on a massive quest in a giant fantasy world.

Genre:

11.You must carefully plan ahead to build a giant city and manage all of its resources.

Genre:

12.This game challenges your brain to spot patterns and solve tricky riddles to unlock the next room.

Genre:

13.You need incredibly fast reflexes and great hand-eye coordination to dodge obstacles at high speeds!

Genre:

Select whether the statement is True or False.

14."Indie" (Independent) game developers usually work in massive teams of hundreds of people.

True False

15.The powerful software tools used to make games (Game Engines) are also used to make movies and design real-world buildings.

True False

In Chapter 1, we learned that mixing different genres together is a great way to invent completely new games. Put on your Game Designer hat!

Instructions: Pick TWO genres (for example: Puzzle + Action, or RPG + Racing) and describe a brand new game idea!

My Genres:

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My Game Idea: