Video games in the United States Oceania Video games in Australia Video games in New Zealand South America Video games in Brazil Video games in Colombia Video game development Video game development – the software development process by which a video game is developed and video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. Video game developer – a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. Independent video game development – the process of creating indie video games without the financial support of a video game publisher, usually designed by an individual or a small team. Game art design – a process of creating 2D and 3D game art for a video game, such as concept art, item sprites, character models, etc. Video game artists: an artist who creates art for one or more types of games and are responsible for all of the aspects of game development that call for visual art. Video game graphics – variety of individual computer graphic techniques that have evolved over time, primarily due to hardware advances and restrictions. Video game art – the use of patched or modified video games or the repurposing of existing games or game structures. Concept art – a form of illustration where the main goal is to convey a visual representation of a design, idea, and/or mood before it is put into the final product. Procedural texture – a form of illustration where the main goal is to convey a visual representation of a design, idea, and/or mood for use in films, video games, animation, or comic books before it is put into the final product. 2D computer graphics – computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital images) and by techniques specific to them. 3D computer graphics – graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian) that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images. Game modification – are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and require the user to have the original release in order to run. Game music – musical pieces or soundtracks and background musics found in video games ranging from a primitive synthesizer tune to an orchestral pieces