Task 3

Research and assemble 3 suitable employment "Leads/Companies" from a variety of sources for local, national and global opportunities. 

FluffyLogic

The first one I chose was FluffyLogic, FluffyLogic is an independant computer games development studio based in central Bristol, UK. they specialize in making fun, people centred games and apps for console and mobile devices. their previous clients include Sony Computer Entertainment, Lucas Arts, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and THQ Wireless.

Rebellion Studio's

The 2nd game designer studio I chose was Rebellion studio's, They were established in 1992 by brothers Jason and Chris Kingsley, the Oxford based developer's reputation was firmly established by the innovative Alien Vs Predator on the Atari jaguar in 1995 and Aliens Vs. Predator on PC in 1999, both games years ahead of their time. in 2005, Sniper Elite recieved critical acclaim, global sales sucess and won the TIGA Award for ' Best PC/Console Game 2005 ' Launded as ' the The Gran Turismo of war ' by the gaming press, it has built upon the collection of rebellion-owned IP's. which includes world war zero and the 2000 AD characters Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper.

In 2010, Rebellion's Aliens vs. Predator game became the fastest-selling game of 2010 in the UK, a record previously held by bioshock 2, it also became a number one hit for SEGA.

2012 saw the release of two major games from the studio. Neverdead for Konami was developed with Shinta Nojiri and Sniper Elite V2, which rebellion co-developed with 505 games, has already been a hit - reaching the top of pre-order charts for almost all major retailers.

It is Rebellion's aim to produce innovative video game products of the highest quality, to have solid links with comic, book and movie content to ultimately ensure that the final consumer experience is as exciting as possible. 

Rockstar Games

The 3rd Games designer I chose, focusing on the global scale, was rockstar games. Rockstar games is a multinational video game developer and publisher based in new york city, owned by take two interactive follwing its purchase of british video game publisher BMG Interactive. The brand is mostly known for GTA Games, The Max Payne series, LA. Noire, The warriors, Bully, Manhunt, Midnight Club, State of emergency and the Red Dead games and expansions. Rockstar are also known for their use of the open world, free roaming settings in their games. It comprises studios that have been aquired and renamed as well as others that have been created internally. While many of the studios Take-Two interactive have aquired have been merged into the rockstar brand, several other recent ones have retained their previous identities and have become part of the company's 2K Games division. Rockstar was originally found in NYC by Sam Houser, Dan Houser, Terry Donovan, Jamie King and Gary Foreman.

In October 2011, Rockstar creative vice president Dan Houser told "Famitsu" that Rockstar is intentionally avoiding developing 1st person games, as they want to try and be different, and do differently from what every other games developer is doing, they've always focussed on the 3rd person open world genre, and have always wanted to stick to it, as they feel if they focus on what they want to play and make, rather than their profit, they feel people will want to buy their games. and so far that has worked well for them. 

Task 2

IT Support Technician

Net logix require a full time IT technician to join their team and help solve problems and repair hardware and software faults. A thorough knowledge of operating systems, networking, hardware and office software is required for this vacancy.

to be excellent at problem solving.
The ability to explain problems and solutions clearly to non-technical staff.
A patient and methodical approach to work.
The ability to work alone or in a team.
The ability to prioritise tasks.
A commitment to keep up to date with IT developments.
Full driving license.
A flexible approach.


Q&A Tester

Jagex Ltd, the UK's leading independant online games studio, is looking for highly motivated, hard working and enthusiastic people to join their QA Testing team.

They need a passionate gamer with a high attention to detail that have a professional, methodical and artistic approach to viewing games.

You will be working within a QA department testing and giving qualitative feedback on game mechanics and design. In addition to this you will be involved in project life cycle, from the concept stages to final release, where your input will help shape and influence each game's development.

Key Duties Include -

Testing to ensure its bug free and stable.
Reading and investigating player-reported bugs, documenting and submitting them to dev teams and test the fixes.
analysing game content and providing constructive and varied feedback in order to maintain the highest level of quality.
providing detailed written reports of each test plan.
creating documented test cases.
providing creative feedback of game content during its development process.


Australian Abseiler

Industrial Abseiling pty Ltd is looking for an industrial abseiler to keep up with the workload. currently the majority of works are located in Brisbane CBD but they do work nationally, transport may be available but it is suggested to have your own transport. the rate of pay will vary upon the experience of the applicant, experience, and attitude.

Task 1

Unit 10

Task 1

We’ve been tasked with creating a short overview of 3 jobs based around the industry of design; my first job I chose was the Games Designer.

Games Designer

The games designer as it stands as a name, runs through the process from concept to the finished product ( Gold ) and withholds many tasks throughout the creative process. This includes, creating and designing a games look and how it feels and plays, Animating characters and objects, creating audio, programming and localisation, testing and producing.

The Games designer has many specialist tasks to do within the industry, which also includes…

·         quality assurance tester;

·         programmer, with various specialisms such as network, engine, tool chain and artificial intelligence;

·         audio engineer;

·         artist, including concept artist, animator and 3D modeller;

·         producer;

·         editor;

·         designer; and

·         Special effects technician.

The games designer is a tough job as it also includes leading teams to complete deadline dates and can be quite stressful.

Mission Writer

A Scenario’s and mission writer’s job is fairly self-explanatory, the job summary for this is to come up with new and improved idea’s on how exactly a mission for a game should look like and be played, but most of the time, this includes having to take directions from the Lead artist and studio managers. They also have have to propose engaging stories and activities for the player to experience within the technical limitations of the software provided. In some cases they are also required to research the specific base of the game, to create new ideas from a researched influence. The tasks also includes helping fix level bugs upon them being found, and mission editing if it’s needed.  The job also includes having to work effectively in a team, as it’s a team effort to ensure the levels being made are fun and effective enough for the consumer.

AI Programmer

The AI programmer’s main job is to develop the logic of the games Artificial Intelligence for in Allies and enemies, it has recently involved into a specialized discipline as these tasks are probably the most challenging area of programming as the AI programmer needs to set up path finding, strategy and enemy tactic systems, its sophistication develops rapidly. Most games design companies dedicate on approximate 10-20 percent of their programming staff to AI. The work that goes into the AI is intense as the frame base needs to be constantly changed to manage the AI’s behaviour and settings. Most AI programmers need to work with C++ and this is one of the most intense programming languages to work with.