Editing Video game development (section)

==== First playable ====

The ''first playable'' is the game version containing representative gameplay and assets,{{sfn|Chandler|2009|p=244}} this is the first version with functional major gameplay elements.{{sfn|Bethke|2003|p=293}} It is often based on the prototype created in pre-production.{{sfn|Chandler|2009|p=244–245}} Alpha and first playable are sometimes used to refer to a single milestone, however, large projects require first playable before [[feature complete]] alpha.{{sfn|Bethke|2003|p=293}} First playable occurs 12 to 18 months before code release.  It is sometimes referred to as the "Pre-Alpha" stage.{{sfn|Chandler|2009|p=245}}