Castanova
Prophet
Greetings,
For secret and nefarious purposes (Fox News commissioned me to write a tell-all they will use to get video games banned in the United States), I am trying to create a comprehensive list of all video game industry participants and semi-participants. Please suggest additions if you see anything missing. Note that I am trying to include historical industry participants as well, not just current ones.
THE LIST
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DEVELOPMENT
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General Workers
The Underclass
Project Leads
Studio Heads
Celebrity Developers (Carmack, Molyneux, Lord British, etc.)
Indie Developers
MARKETING & PR
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Marketer (guy with MBA in Marketing)
Personal Relations (guy who says canned stuff to the press and bribes journalists)
Official Forum Moderators
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PUBLISHER
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Executives (CEO, etc.)
Greenlighter (Guy who decides whether to greenlight a game... anyone know what this guy's job is called?)
Liason (guy who works for publisher but is in charge of a greenlit game... anyone know what his job is called?)
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JOURNALISM
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Old-School Game Journalist (hobbyist, intelligent, informed, probably left the industry due to declining journalistic standards and game quality)
Newish-School Game Journalist (big video game fan, willing to work for cheap cuz OMG FREE GAMEZ, main career path is to be courted by a PR firm)
Newest-School Game Journalist (huge mainstream video game fanboy, no job prospects, not very smart, wants a game designer job but can't get one, sees how other journalists leverage their way into the industry, willing to bend over for Doritos)
Mainstream Editors (the other career path for aging game journalists)
Fan Site Owners
Spare-Time Review Submitters (to Gamefaqs, gamerankings, forums, etc.)
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DISTRIBUTORS
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Brick and Mortar Stores
Digital Distribution
Used Game Trading (through eBay, GameStop, etc.)
Pirates
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PLATFORM & API PROVIDERS
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Console Makers
Smart Phone Makers
Operating System Makers
Graphics/Physics API and Tool Makers
PC Hardware Makers
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CONSUMERS
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Parents of Gamers
Casual Gamers (smartphones, Facebook, Minesweeper, etc.)
Console Gamers
PC Gamers
Hardcore Gamers
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OUTSIDERS
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Parents of Non-Gamers
Mainstream Journalists (Fox News, CNN, etc.)
Politicians
For secret and nefarious purposes (Fox News commissioned me to write a tell-all they will use to get video games banned in the United States), I am trying to create a comprehensive list of all video game industry participants and semi-participants. Please suggest additions if you see anything missing. Note that I am trying to include historical industry participants as well, not just current ones.
THE LIST
---------------------
DEVELOPMENT
---------------------
General Workers
Programmers
Artists
Writers
Junior Designers
Artists
Writers
Junior Designers
The Underclass
QA
Interns
Secretaries/Office Managers/etc.
Interns
Secretaries/Office Managers/etc.
Project Leads
Studio Heads
Genuine (developers who run their own development shop)
"Suit" Studio Heads (businessmen who are appointed to run a development shop)
"Suit" Studio Heads (businessmen who are appointed to run a development shop)
Celebrity Developers (Carmack, Molyneux, Lord British, etc.)
Indie Developers
Successful
No-name
------------------------No-name
MARKETING & PR
------------------------
Marketer (guy with MBA in Marketing)
Personal Relations (guy who says canned stuff to the press and bribes journalists)
Official Forum Moderators
---------------
PUBLISHER
---------------
Executives (CEO, etc.)
Greenlighter (Guy who decides whether to greenlight a game... anyone know what this guy's job is called?)
Liason (guy who works for publisher but is in charge of a greenlit game... anyone know what his job is called?)
------------------
JOURNALISM
------------------
Old-School Game Journalist (hobbyist, intelligent, informed, probably left the industry due to declining journalistic standards and game quality)
Newish-School Game Journalist (big video game fan, willing to work for cheap cuz OMG FREE GAMEZ, main career path is to be courted by a PR firm)
Newest-School Game Journalist (huge mainstream video game fanboy, no job prospects, not very smart, wants a game designer job but can't get one, sees how other journalists leverage their way into the industry, willing to bend over for Doritos)
Mainstream Editors (the other career path for aging game journalists)
Fan Site Owners
Spare-Time Review Submitters (to Gamefaqs, gamerankings, forums, etc.)
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DISTRIBUTORS
---------------------
Brick and Mortar Stores
Digital Distribution
Used Game Trading (through eBay, GameStop, etc.)
Pirates
-----------------------------------------
PLATFORM & API PROVIDERS
-----------------------------------------
Console Makers
Smart Phone Makers
Operating System Makers
Graphics/Physics API and Tool Makers
PC Hardware Makers
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CONSUMERS
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Parents of Gamers
Casual Gamers (smartphones, Facebook, Minesweeper, etc.)
Console Gamers
PC Gamers
Hardcore Gamers
"Hardcore" (console kiddies who play 100 hours a week)
Hardcore (generally like smart/tough games)
Hardcore (generally like smart/tough games)
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OUTSIDERS
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Parents of Non-Gamers
Mainstream Journalists (Fox News, CNN, etc.)
Politicians
