LO1 Sumo Digital Presentation Write-up

Notes from the presentation that Sumo Digital gave us about their company:

Sumo Digital employ:
-220 people in Sheffield
-40 people in Pune, India.

Jobs within Sumo Digital
Concept Artists take the content of the design document and visualise it into concept art, for example characters and vehicles.

Character Artists sculpt 3D characters from concept art. They use software such as Mudbox, Max/Maya and Photoshop.

Animators bring 3D characters to life.

Graphic Artists design menus, box art, logos and icons.

Technical Artists support the whole team by solving technical problems with design. For example, they might optimise software for different platforms.

Visual Effects Artists add special effects to video games.

The Level Designer builds the levels within the game where the action takes place.

Mission Designers add objective and purpose to levels.

Programmers work within game code to make sure it works smoothly and efficiently.

Render programmers make things look like they do in the real world, for example car paint.

AI (artificial intelligence) Programmers design NPCs (non-playable characters) in the game.

The Network Programmer makes online multiplayer work.

The Physics Programmer makes the game realistic, for example by working with collisions in a car game.

Sound Designers add audio and spot effects to the game.

The Quality Assurance team makes sure that everything is up to scratch!