Team-Centric Game Development

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1. Team-centric game development
2. hi
3. Games are powerful and meaningful experiences
4. And they also are chaotic little pieces of shit. Set on fire.
5. There are many variables in play in game development. Money. Time. Resources. Location of studio. Scope.
6. But all these variables will mostly impact in just one:
7. Your team.
8. The game resulting of the development process is 100% dependable on your team.
9. If your team is stressed, the game will reflect that. If your team is sad, the game will reflect that. If your team is excited, the game will also reflect that.
10. Your team relationship and management will be the single most important variable in creating a good game.
11. Don’t believe me? This is what crunch does to your team and game’s metacritic.
12. Source: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/PaulTozour/20150120/234443/ The_Game_Outcomes_Project_Part_4_Crunch_Makes_Games_Worse.php
13. That’s how satisfaction and trust in their peers can influence their work
14. Source: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/PaulTozour/ 20150106/233254/ The_Game_Outcomes_Project_Part_2_Building_Effective_Teams.php Source: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/PaulTozour/20150113/233922/ The_Game_Outcomes_Project_Part_3_Game_Development_Factors.php Internal team satisfaction with the project Team respect Communication and feedback
15. Team Happiness = Better work quality (and life quality, if someone here cares about that)
16. If these guys are happy, they will make their very best.
17. But how to make a team happy?
18. In a very similar way you make your player happy: •  Members with different skills •  Clear goals •  Clear feedback •  Team trust and respect
19. Build a safe work space, welcome different people.
20. Janet Gabriel Ed
21. An environment that welcomes everyone and respect differences is more dynamic and fosters trust
22. There are many ways of organizing your team
23. Try what they feel is important, keep what brings results
24. Always be flexible to change
25. A pipeline that your team helped build and that accommodates their needs will be more efficient
26. But how do we know we are succeeding?
27. Milestones! One-on-ones! Retrospectives! Auto-critic!
28. Dialog is a two way street. Team members must be heard, otherwise what is the point in hearing?
29. Happy memories are stronger. Let’s celebrate milestones!
30. Now, you have a team.
31. I mean, seriously, a team is not a random group of people. A team is a group with mutual trust, respect and dynamics.
32. Your team can be small
33. big
34. Or anything in between.
35. No matter how big, you team can make great things
37. But only if they trust each other.
38. An environment that foster trust is better suited for great work.
39. Your team is unique. Respect that.
40. And not only your game have bigger chances of being awesome, everyone will have a great time developing it.