Player to Maker

Last month Qajoo had the privileged to become one of the speaker at UKDW Player to Maker Seminar. The Event is about intro to game development in general (how to make games, what tools to use, etc) and it is filled with people who are interested in game development.

Below are some summary point from the event. We hope it will help you readers to start develop a game too.

Talk 1: History of Game

The First talk is a brief history of game, from the famous pong and mario bros then we talk about game progress from graphic, genre, and technology. At the end we try to look at the future trend in gaming and we conclude that mobile gaming will take a big part in the future and right now it is easier than ever to start to make game because of the tools and the support for indie developers.

Talk 2: Intro to Game Development

The second talk, talk more about the game development team and their role and how big studio compare to small indie team. We also discuss about the need to refine and test ideas but most importantly to be able to respect other team member and working with 1 vision for the game.

Talk 3: Game Development Tools

A talk by our friend from Amagine. They show how to make simple game in Unity and few technical aspect of different game engines.

Talk 4: Game Marketing

In this talk we share the tips and trick on how to make our game more noticeable and accessible to users through press release, website and social media.