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[Sandholm]

My friend and I are making a school project, about game programming. So we would like to ask The Redlynx Programmers a few questions. and if any have some goooooood questions please add them to this topic.

- What part of the game do the programmers make ?
- Do the programmers make the design of the game, or do they just make the scripts and stuff like that ?
- Who gets the idea of a game ?
- How would a game look like if there were no programmers ? whould there be a game at all then ?
- How much time does it take to make scripts for a game like Trials 2 Second Editon, and/or Trials HD ?
- How long does it take to get a programmer education ?
- Is Redlynx a HUGE company, or just a small great game making company ;b=?
- How many programmers are working in Redlynx ?
- How many do work in Redlynx ?
- How many programmers worked on Trials 2 Second Edition, and Trials HD ?

please don't give short answers, like yes, no or maybe. (;

Thank You Very Much
-Sandholm & Kajfisker (; ;b ^^

[RedLynxANBA]

Some of them are not just game programming but more like general game creation.

I think you find some part of the questions answered by using this query:
http://www.google.com/search?client=...=Google+Search

[rlmergeuser]

we found the most answers about the redlynx company. thanks for the link :J

[sebastianaalton]

- What part of the game do the programmers make ?
Programmers create the game program code (usually in C++ or C). Shader programmers create graphics hardware shaders (in HLSL/cg/assembler). Most programmers write program script (in various languages) and create all configuration files for the game and the game build process. Programmers also create technical design (a description how to program all the game features required by the game design document).

- Do the programmers make the design of the game, or do they just make the scripts and stuff like that ?
Big projects have seperate game designers, who define the game world, game scenarios, game structure, game plot, basic look and feel, etc, etc. In small projects (Trials HD for example), the programmers also do some game design. Programmers do technical design based on the game design made by the designers. Technical design basically transforms the game design to a form that can be implemented by program code.

- Who gets the idea of a game ?
Everyone can bring up new game ideas at RedLynx. Big companies have dedicated persons designing/branstorming the ideas.

- How would a game look like if there were no programmers ? whould there be a game at all then ?
The game program is the part that combines everything together (images, 3d models, materials, sounds, music, menu sheets, game logic design, etc). Without the program there is no game. Game program instructs the computer/console to do everything that needs to be done during the game play. The art/sound/design doesn't itself do anything. Naturally there are many commercial game engines that include lots of ready to use game program code. If you license a large scale game engine, then you do not have to program everything yourself.

- How much time does it take to make scripts for a game like Trials 2 Second Editon, and/or Trials HD ?
We do not have a script engine in Trials games. All the game features have been programmed in C++.

- How long does it take to get a programmer education ?
It depends. The most talented game programmers usually have been self learned hobbyists before starting their education. Some professional programmers don't even have any specific programming education at all (and are still really good at what they are doing). Many universitys offer pretty good base skills needed for game programming. But be prepared to constantly keep up your knowledge and learn new stuff, since the gaming technology advances in really rapid pace.

- How many programmers worked on Trials 2 Second Edition, and Trials HD ?
We had four programmers in Trials HD project. In total Trials HD had 10 persons developing it (+Microsoft quality assurance +testers).

[rlmergeuser]

Thanks for all the good answers, they helped us alot. ;b