claim: Dan Trachtenberg is South Korean.
evidence: Video game development is the process of creating a video game .. process. software development. video game. video game. Development is undertaken by a game developer , which may range from one person to a large business .. game developer. video game developer. Traditional commercial PC and console games are normally funded by a publisher and take several years to develop .. PC games. console. console games. publisher. video game publisher. Indie games can take less time and can be produced cheaply by individuals and small developers .. The indie game industry has seen a rise in recent years with the growth of new online distribution systems and the mobile game market .. online distribution. online distribution. mobile game. mobile game. The first video games were developed in the 1960s , but required mainframe computers and were not available to the general public .. Commercial game development began in the 1970s with the advent of first-generation video game consoles and home computers .. video game. video game. first-generation video game consoles. First generation of video game consoles. Due to low costs and low capabilities of computers , a lone programmer could develop a full game .. programmer. game programmer. However , approaching the 21st century , ever-increasing computer processing power and heightened consumer expectations made it difficult for a single developer to produce a mainstream console or PC game .. PC games. console. console games. The average cost of producing a video game slowly rose from 1 -- 4 million in 2000 to over $ 5 million in 2006 , then to over $ 20 million by 2010 .. video game. video game. Mainstream PC and console games are generally developed in phases .. PC games. console. console games. First , in pre-production , pitches , prototypes , and game design documents are written .. If the idea is approved and the developer receives funding , a full-scale development begins .. This usually involves a team of 20 -- 100 individuals with various responsibilities , including designers , artists , programmers , and testers .. designers. Video game designer. artists. Video game artist. testers. Video game tester