1. About games and the industry
Why Game Development ?
About games and the industry
Atanasov &
Georgiev
Telerik Corporation

2. Games
Not just a waste of time

3. 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

4. Computer games can… Broaden the world of normal games
Stimulate ideology

5. Computer games can… Develop competitive spirit
Teach basic computer skills

6. Computer games can… Simulate real-life situations
Raise awareness, reaction time, productivity, etc.

7. Computer games can…
Be bad for your health…
… it’s up to you

8. Game Development
What about it?

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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!

13. Why Game development? ? ? ? ? ?
Questions? ? ? ? ? ? ?