0Hi there,
I am sure you all would have played video games for killing time. Do you know how these are developed?
I am going to introduce you to some details of the gaming industry.
Gaming is a serious business, and many companies like sega, electronic arts, PlayStation (sony) and Microsoft Xbox have created platforms in which game developers can program.
The most exciting developments in the gaming industry happened around 1995 with the introduction of Windows 95. It caused a revolution in gaming, and www enabled people to download games on their PCs and play.
Soon graphics cards that did not block other programs due to graphics processing in the processor came about. They were parallel processors and could render graphics at speeds and resolution that were unmatched. Due to ease of programming and the flexibility of changing graphics pipeline parameters, these processors started shipping along with ordinary PCs and laptops.
The latest trend is to have an on-chip graphics processor such as an Intel HD graphics processor. Those games that demand high-end machines are no longer played on ordinary PCs anymore.
Gaming laptops such as MSI, AMD Ryzen, Lenovo ThinkPad, Lenovo legion, dell g3, Dell g5 etc are all costing a bomb.
With the availability of cheaper and more powerful processors and the possibility of playing games on mobiles, we can develop games that people can play anywhere they are.
Once iPhone and android platforms became popular, we see mobile game app development gives employment to many.
Training yourself in fields like game development is a long drawn process.
Game development has distinct phases:
- Conceptualization, designing models, storyboarding, game strategy design
- Development and testing
- Publishing and marketing
- Sales and maintenance
Gaming studios in India are highly prized as there is a lot of talent and availability of engines like unity and unreal. These enable us to use AR/VR extensively in our games and publish our games to multiple platforms.
