About games and the industry Why Game Development ? About games and the industry Atanasov & Georgiev Telerik Corporation www.telerik.com
Games Not just a waste of time
Games Games Been around for thousands of years Most natural way of learning Stimulate creativity and logic Usually don’t harm anyone A form of entertainment
Computer games can… Broaden the world of normal games Stimulate ideology
Computer games can… Develop competitive spirit Teach basic computer skills
Computer games can… Simulate real-life situations Raise awareness, reaction time, productivity, etc.
Computer games can… Be bad for your health… … it’s up to you
Game Development What about it?
Game development Modern game development includes 3D Art Modeling, Level editing, Concept art Game programming Graphics, Physics, AI, Interface Storyboarding Story-line, Characters, Ideas Project planning, Teamwork Testing, Deployment, Maintenance
Game development Professional (good) game developers Need to know a lot Need to be creative Are used to starting from scratch Undergo considerable stress Can take up other kinds of software development There’s a reason why Blizzard have pools in their offices
Game development Summing up: Developing professional games is not a trivial task Not a lot of people are in game development Harder to find learning resources Game development enhances your learning and developer skills
Game development (2) Summing up: You can’t make a good game on your own Learn the basics, not the high-level APIs Knowing the low-level stuff is essential Have fun, you’re developing it!
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