Today, graphics are a key defining feature of most games. While 2D graphics used to be the

A console role-playing game (often abbreviated CRPG) is a video game genre that has its origin rooted in video game consoles and includes game mechanics and settings derived from those of traditional role-playing games. The term also applies to role-playing video games on handheld video game systems

Professional game development usually begins with a game design, which itself has several possible origins. The occasional game starts development with no clear game design, but as a series of experimentations. The best selling computer game of all time, The Sims, was developed by the game designer, Will Wright, by getting programmers to experiment with several different ideas he had.