Also, on the subject of interface creation...
The person who comes up with it "designed" it.
The person who does the art for it, if it has art, is the "artist".
The person who programmed it is the "programmer".
If the same person does more than one of these, he (or she) falls into multiple categories.
A map creator is neither an artist nor programmer.
To be a programmer, you have to program.
If an architect falls into the category of "artist" to you, since it is entirely opinionated, then they are an artist.
You could, I guess, construe them as designers, if they designed the map they create.
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Also, on the subject of interface creation...
The person who comes up with it "designed" it.
The person who does the art for it, if it has art, is the "artist".
The person who programmed it is the "programmer".
If the same person does more than one of these, he (or she) falls into multiple categories.
A map creator is neither an artist nor programmer.
To be a programmer, you have to program.
If an architect falls into the category of "artist" to you, since it is entirely opinionated, then they are an artist.
You could, I guess, construe them as designers, if they designed the map they create.
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