The Game's Next Level

The Game's Next Level

游戏的下一关

Pizza boxes and soda cans cover the table. The video game team has been working hard! Julie, the game designer, leads the team. The game designer is responsible for how the game works. Some games are simple— pop the balloons! Other games tell stories with characters, like stick figures looking for a snack.

桌子上摆满了披萨盒和汽水罐。电子游戏团队一直在努力工作! 游戏设计师朱莉领导着团队。游戏设计师负责游戏的运作方式。 有些游戏很简单——戳破气球!还有一些游戏通过角色讲述故事，比如寻找零食的简笔画人物。

Stories can get complex too, with huge worlds and lots of characters. The designer decides what can happen in the game world. Julie’s team is making Treasure Hunter, an adventure game. The hero is searching around the world for ancient treasure. She uses a storyboard—a series of pictures—to introduce her ideas to the team.

故事也可以变得复杂，包含巨大的世界和许多角色。设计师决定游戏世界中会发生什么。 朱莉的团队正在制作一款冒险游戏《寻宝猎人》。男主角正在世界各地寻找古代宝藏。 她使用一个故事板——一系列的图片——向团队介绍她的想法。

Today the team is planning a new level. The hero will go through a swamp! The hero needs new tools: scuba gear and insect spray. After the meeting everyone has a job to do. What will the swamp and the characters look like? This job is for the artists. They also need to draw the new tools and backgrounds.

今天，团队正在计划一个新的水平。英雄将穿过一片沼泽! 男主角需要新的工具:潜水装备和杀虫剂。会后每个人都有工作要做。 沼泽和角色会是什么样子?这份工作是给美工人员的。 他们还需要绘制新的工具和背景。

The artists use computers to draw everything in the game. The programmers write the computer code that runs the game. The code counts the game points. It also controls what the game player sees. The programmers make sure the game works correctly. When the hero jumps, he has to follow the correct path.

美工人员使用电脑绘制游戏中的所有内容。 程序员编写运行游戏的计算机代码。代码计算游戏点数。 它还控制着玩家所看到的内容。 程序员要确保游戏正常运行。 当英雄跳跃时，他必须遵循正确的路径。

Then he has to land in the right spot. The game needs sound too. The audio crew is responsible for any sounds the game makes. The swamp level needs new sounds. Splash! That’s the sound for landing in the muddy water. Hsst! That’s the sound for using bug spray.

然后他必须降落在正确的位置。 游戏也需要声音。 音频团队负责游戏发出的任何声音。沼泽地需要新的声音。 哗!这是在泥泞的水中降落的声音。嗞!这是使用杀虫剂的声音。