How do they make video games

Video games development has similarities to traditional software development. It starts with a studio or individual who has the determination to create a game. An early plan is created to determine the games genre and what it wants to offer to gamers. Costs for development are also estimated and other development plans are put into action. The mechanics behind the game can be put into two categories: Video game art/design, and video game programmers. designers create the characters and environment. The programmers use the created models to manipulate them with code such as C++. The game is also ran by a gaming engine, either designed in house or leased from another company. Of course there much much more details but this is a general explanation. Once a game has been completed, it is then ready to be written on a disc and shipped, a term called "gone gold".