# Key Terms — Roles in the Game Industry (Designer, Developer, Artist, Sound Designer, QA, Producer, Indie Dev)

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:27:26-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 2: Game Design & Development Principles / Unit 3: CS Career Options, Pathways&
Industry Roles / Lesson 1: Roles in the Game Industry (Designer, Developer, Artist,
Sound Designer, QA, Producer, Indie Dev)

## Vocabulary focus

Game Designer, Game Developer, Game Artist, Sound Designer, QA Tester, Producer,
Indie Developer, Development Pipeline, Studio Roles, Specialization

## Build your glossary

For each term or concept, write an explanation in your own words and add an example
from this lesson. Check your explanation against the lesson resources.

  |  Term or concept |  My explanation |  Example |  
   |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |  
 |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |

## Resources

 * **Success Has Many Fathers and Failure Is an Orphan**
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