what does a game developing team consist of?

You are right. 2D graphics wouldn't need as a big as a team. Look at World of Goo. I think just two people made it!

 

Hm, I've never really known how things like that work, but the mechanics to all of them fascinate me. Like buzzsaw said, i think that 2d games need much less work than 3d games. Although 2 people could be sufficient, if you're thinking of making a 2d game, I would suggest more than that, unless both people are extremely competent XD

 

Well it depends what your individual skillsets are. There's nothing saying a 3d modeller can't also be an animator... likewise a programmer could still do level design.

 

woow cool

i knew a guy who made a game by himself..and he wasn't a genius.

 

You'd need a programmer, animator, and artist on both teams, and why not a level designer on the 2d team as well? However, 3D games require much more effort, so giving everyone a single job would be more efficient, while 2D games require less effort, so people could do several jobs, like you could have an animator who is also an artist.

 

wow.. this is interesting..

 

*textbased (minimum)
-1 programmer
total: 1

*2D graphics (minimum)
-1 programmer
-1 2D graphics artist
total: 2

*3D graphics (minimum)
-1 programmer
-1 3D graphics artist
total: 2

*3D graphics (medium)
-1 programmer
-1 3D animator
-1 3D modeler
-1 level designer
total: 4

*3D graphics (large)
-2 programmers (1 combat system and AI developer, 1 economy and navigation developer)
-1 3D animator
-1 3D modeler
-1 level designer
-1 guide/manual designer
-1 community manager
-1 lead tester
total: 8

I hear WoW's development team has about 30 people in it, which is one of the biggest development teams ever for an MMO

 

actually it all depends on what you want to achieve over all and what time you want to do it. If a company wanted a PHP game made within a short amount of time it could be a team of 30 people. You just never know.

 

Games don't require a team, it just depends what your good at, and how much your willing to learn areas that you aren't familiar with.

Look at Minecraft, that game was developed by a single person.
So was Dwarf Fortress. (Though that isn't online, it is still an amazing game.)

 

What position on a development team is the easiest to learn?

 

Depends on your skills.

Starter Team (to the best of my knowledge):

Programer/Developer (you would need the heart, patience, and motivation to learn 2+ computer scripting languages)

Graphic Designer (Not all games need it, like a text based game, but you would need artistic skills and patience to draw pleasing art)

Website Manager (Someone to manage the website, obviously, you need to know coding languages like HTML, CSS, XHTML, Javascript, PHP, ect.)


These are the only 3 I can think of :\ sorry
Hope i helped

 

I would be best at testing the games.

 

quinn don't forget that shugo and me self produced our games.