Showing posts with label Indian Gaming Industry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indian Gaming Industry. Show all posts

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

THE NEW ANGRY BIRDS VIDEO GAME SERIES

In our today’s blog we will discuss about the new ANGRY BIRDS series. Angry Birds is a video game franchise created by the Finnish company.

When it comes to Smartphone gaming, Angry Birds has a special place for many. After success of Angry Bird Rovio Animation decided to make movie on Angry Bird and they released it on May 5, 2016.

The series are about multi colored birds, trying to save their eggs and fighting all norms.



The first Angry Birds video game was launched in December, 2009. Now, almost after 8 years of its launch, the game receives the same support and acceptance from the people.

The game not only played by the kids and teenagers but the grown up adults too. Wherever we go, we will definitely find a kid playing Angry Birds on his/her parents phone.

The popularity of the game led to the creation of its feature films, animated television series, new versions for PCs and variety of video game consoles. Its success has resulted it to be a big brand in the gaming field now.



As per 2010, 12 million copies of the game were purchased from App Store.

In June 15th, Rovio released the latest game title, Angry Birds Evolution. Angry Birds Evolution introduces over 100 new, never seen characters.

The birds are in completely in new attire.

In this 3D RPG video game, the players can build their team to save the world from the pigs.

If you want to not only play but experience the whole process of making games like Angry Birds, there no other place but MAAC KOLKATA.

The new Angry Birds Evolution brings the Rovio games to whole new level as now it resonates with the older audience too.

This new game shows the Angry Birds with more adult oriented, attitude and humor.

The eggs are in danger a one more time but, now we have a whole new set of Angry Birds trying to protect them from the piggies.

It is not that classy Angry Birds game that used to be played by people just few months ago but it gives a full time entertainment by just being available in your smart phones. It can be downloaded from Google Play and App Store.

There are about 90 different kinds of egg stealing pigs. One aspect of Angry Birds Evolution you might not expect is that it’s not geared toward kids, or at least there’s a conscious effort to make this one more “adult.”



Ravio has introduced something new as the latest installment is a turn-based role-playing video game.

The core of the game is still the same but the mechanics have changed. It takes up about 500MB of space after installation.

The video game is divided into different chapters and each chapter puts up opponents with different skills in front of you.

This video game looks larger than life and this because of its landscape feature. You can adjust your camera angle for a better gaming experience.

The video game looks simple but requires strategizing in order to beat the pigs, which control the Island.

They have been given special powers which need to be controlled by the gamers. For a better experience, the gamer has to upgrade the birds.  Power-ups and special attacks add to the strategy as you pick your targets and try to eliminate them before they have a chance to do harm to your squad.

The Angry Birds are much angrier now and this is very genially reflected by the game developers.

As the new avatar of the birds, shows how much handwork has gone for the visual look of the game.

Games and any other field of animation are only successful when it appeals to the eyes of the audience and this does exactly that.



The game doesn’t ask you to learn a whole new way of doing things for multiplayer, and the matches usually tend to be fast and frantic.
In the video game, you will be given missions and will have to collect different characters. The New Angry Bird game is free and is also what’s fascinates the young people.

To improve the chances in the game, the players can also spend real money on gold coins. There are different packages available.

The new Angry Birds game has a lot to offer to its users but the only drawback is that it cannot be played offline.

Although many people say that the new game is full of references and adaptations, for example, there’s a Zelda reference and a Pulp Fiction reference too.

People around the world have different views and opinions about the new Angry Birds game. Some really like and enjoy it like the kids whereas some believe that it does not match the already set standards by the previous Angry Birds games.

That is what makes the gaming world so unique, it is filled with different opinions and these differences of opinions create new ideas and innovations.

MAAC KOLKATA is the place where we see such different minds brewing with new ideas.



Thursday, 16 March 2017

Job Profiles In Gaming Industry

Over the years, the gaming industry has changed into a posh mechanism that provides jobs and opportunities to a good variety of abilities to aspire a career in game designing.

UN agency caters to the ever growing demands of the play trade.

Gone  the times once Atari used to ship out games with monochrome graphics and tiny beeps and buzzes to function a sound accompaniment.

Now, games provide vivid types of images in millions of small pixels with a complete designed background score.

Game design has grown to be the most exciting and competitive careers in the world.


For people with a passion for technology and interactive entertainment, game design has become a dream job and career for many aspirant, but even those with a slight interest in games would jump at the opportunity to become a part of this wonderful fascinating industry.

Game designers use a combination of technology, science, engineering, mathematics, and design, art, and animation skills to create realistic action packed video games.

It is they who are responsible to rake in billions of dollars in sales around the world only by developing games that will attract viewers.

In addition to the entertainment industry, video game designers create interactive games for the mobile technology industry, education, advertising and marketing, web design, and so many other businesses.

In our today’s blog post we will be discussing the number of the key job profiles within the field of gaming industry.

 

A game is the inspiration of the game designer,who puts all his/her imaginary vision into his project.

They build ideas and set up the whole game flow.

The game designer will define the core elements of the game being designed by him. It is their responsibility to communicate their vision to the rest of the development team, including the ones who create the artwork and to those who work on the computer coding.

Game Programmer


 The game programmer is responsible for writing the computer code that makes gaming possible It’s the most important and vital part of gaming industry.

They are actually the heart of the development process for any games being designed by the game developer.

The lead programmer communicates the game design into a technical specification and then delegates tasks to the programming team. A proficiency in computer languages such as C & C++ language is prerequisite for becoming a game programmer.

Game Artist


The role of the gaming artist begins early in the stage where pre-production phase of the game development process starts.

They create the initial concept art and storyboards of how the game will look and progress in short the flow chart of the process is developed.

The game artist is also responsible for creating the visual elements of the game such as characters, scenery, objects, background images, clothing and skin texture.

Some games focus on how realistic look and feel the game will be  while others go for a more stylised design where stress on the final outcome.

This is more by design than by accident. The development team decides on how much resources should be put to the visual as opposed to other aspects of the game such as motion sensitivity and advanced game play features.

Animator

An animator’s role is multi-dimensional.

They are soul responsible to portray movements and character & object behaviors among the game designing.

Animators should work among the constraints of the gaming engine’s technology and its platform with its limitations.

They convert design and code into living characters on the screen.

While most video game designers work in gaming studios, some work at advertising and design firms, web design firms, multimedia companies, mobile technology firms, and software development firms.

In the organization they usually hold titles such as lead designer, game developer, game designer, interactive designer, lead mobile game designer, lead game developer, senior game designer, and many others.

Game Designer Salaries

 Game designers belong to the broader career group “Applications Software Developers.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for applications software developers is $90,060 per year.

The lowest 10 percent earn less than $55,190 per year, and the top 10 percent earn more than $138,880 per year, says the Bureau. Several employment and salary websites report that video game designers (as a single career group) average between $70,000 and $90,000 per year.

While video game designers are among the highest paid professionals in the world of entertainment, individual salaries vary greatly depending on experience, education, area of expertise (video games, mobile technology, interactive games for education), company, benefits, industry, and geographic location. For example, the top five highest paying states for developers are California (average $112,180 per year), Washington ($111,380), Maryland ($110,160), Virginia ($103,680), and New York ($103,390).

In India market, joining salaries of a fresher’s are around Rs 4.5 lakh (Rs 405,000) per annum for programmers and designers and Rs 3.5 lakh (Rs 305,000) for Graphic Artists and Game Developers.

Indian gaming industry is undergoing makeover and lots of scope is coming up.

Thursday, 4 August 2016

Indian Gaming Industry Is At the Verge of Getting Major Makeover




Gaming industry is a billion dollar industry but its potential has always been underestimated due to its lack of awareness among the people. But the now the tables have turned due to penetration of smartphone and easy accesses to internet, gaming now have gained popularity as a form of entertainment in India. The developers in India are reaching new horizon of global glory. Let’s have an overview of the Indian gaming industry, its market and salary trends, market indicator and its overall journey.



India is third largest country holding a large population of mobile subscribers. It ranks second in world in terms of population, two third of which is below 35 of age. It all started in late 90’s when companies like India Games , Paradox Lakshya Digital started working on international games and introduced gaming to artist, animators and engineers.

By 2005 the industry experienced an accelerated revolution when domestic companies like Nazara Technologies, Yellow Monkey and Games to win started casual games on feature phones and social gaming on websites. In addition to this international studios like Glu, Ubisoft , Zynga also established their studios and backend operations in India.



In 2010 with emergence of smartphones in the country small gaming studios have evolved into big players. Today there are around 300 gaming studios running successfully across the metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, some of them having merely a team of 10.

According to a report, India has a huge potential for successful career in gaming industry. Around 354 million users have access to internet and due to increase in availability of cheap Smartphone’s this number is all set to grow 15 % by 2017.

The mobile gamings have deepened its roots with the free 2 way model. Among the favorites are Arcade games followed by Puzzle, Race Sports, Shooter and Casino. On the other hand casual games like Farmville and Candy Crush have gained popularity amongst the female users.

P.C gaming have user base of around 1 million to 1.5 million active followers. The industry is predicted to have continuous growth at a faster rate and thus creating a sustainable business of the new genre.

 MAAC Animation Kolkata provides holistic courses to the students keen on having career in creating and designing video games. The course focuses on developing imaginative and creative thinking as a process of talent development. Our application based teaching inculcates the art of storytelling which improves the gaming experience and helps students to establish themselves as gaming experts and professionals.

For more details visit: http://animationkolkata.com/

To learn more about the career courses in gaming contact us at:

MAAC Chowringhee
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MAAC Kankurgachi
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MAAC Rashbehari
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