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Hope
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how do you make sonic games, Sega team?
My name is Khalen I am 12 years old
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Thomas Osborn
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Hi Hope,
Well, I don't think you will necessarily get anyone from Sega coming here to answer, particularly since the company is fundamentally based in Japan. However, over the years Sega certainly has produced a number of really fantastic games which continue to evolve and transform as the rest of technology and the gaming industry advances.
Your question, is basically "how does one make a video game". The Sonic series of games just being a very personal reference. There is actually a very surprisingly large amount of advice about how to make video games on youtube. The video game industry has many different jobs that are needed, but usually comes down to two different types. A Programmer, and an artist. For the programmers, they are creating the computer language to do all the things that sonic does, define how he would take damage, how fast he can move, the ways that he moves and interacts with the digital environment. The artists, on the other hand would be creating the images of sonic, defining the way he looks while he moves, the sounds that are made, the backgrounds, how the game makes you feel.
There are of course many other people involved in game development. Level designers, play testers, marketing, business, and so on. But typically when people are interested in the video game industry they are interested in the aspects of either programming, or art. Take some time and figure out what interests you. If programming, look into some classes, whether online or at school. Computer programming can open up a lot of possibilities and new interests.
I really hope this helps and I wish you the best.
Well, I don't think you will necessarily get anyone from Sega coming here to answer, particularly since the company is fundamentally based in Japan. However, over the years Sega certainly has produced a number of really fantastic games which continue to evolve and transform as the rest of technology and the gaming industry advances.
Your question, is basically "how does one make a video game". The Sonic series of games just being a very personal reference. There is actually a very surprisingly large amount of advice about how to make video games on youtube. The video game industry has many different jobs that are needed, but usually comes down to two different types. A Programmer, and an artist. For the programmers, they are creating the computer language to do all the things that sonic does, define how he would take damage, how fast he can move, the ways that he moves and interacts with the digital environment. The artists, on the other hand would be creating the images of sonic, defining the way he looks while he moves, the sounds that are made, the backgrounds, how the game makes you feel.
There are of course many other people involved in game development. Level designers, play testers, marketing, business, and so on. But typically when people are interested in the video game industry they are interested in the aspects of either programming, or art. Take some time and figure out what interests you. If programming, look into some classes, whether online or at school. Computer programming can open up a lot of possibilities and new interests.
I really hope this helps and I wish you the best.