Full-Cycle Game Development

Our team at Virtual Dive Studios has mastered the practice of creating game projects for several platforms, such as iOS, Android, and almost all the consoles and personal computers there are. We use both Unity and Unreal Engine for different projects, and SDKs for more effective work on VR/AR/MR gaming applications. But we wont just stick with Unity and Unreal Engine. We will ll also like to give Cocos2D-x, or HTML5 a toss whenever its more appropriate. We may have a definite development process, roadmap, stack of technologies, and other things, but we come closer to the client-oriented approach, so your project may make modifications to our initially predetermined cooperation if it is beneficial to both parties. Thus, if the project of your game development requires an alternative approach, we can discuss it during our first online meet-ups and establish a unique and custom-tailored project execution model.

Making a video game is a challenging job not only for developers but also for other individuals like designers. There should be Your Video game production cycle encompasses a game designer, programmers, game artists, testers, sound designers, and a game producer.

• The Game Designer has to give details to the concept describe its first and final scenes; write the game story and create the gameplay engine. They turn the riddle over to what the game should be like, what will be objective, and what should the player do. A game designer should be a person with artistic abilities and good at solving problems.

• A game developer has to channel his/her code into writing the code that makes the game work. They should be well-versed with code-editing software and be capable of debugging and making revisions to the code.

• A game artist who is excellent at what he does is usually able to produce the right look and feel of a game. They build characters, backgrounds, and other aspects of the game to look visually impressive. In addition, the majority of game artists utilize advanced digital art tools and should be aware of animation, 3D modeling, texturing, and so on.

• A video game tester or a quality assurance specialist is a person who is responsible for looking for bugs and other issues related to a game under development. They constantly monitor and promptly assist with any performance problem from the game.

• The sound designer will develop all the sounds and music for the game. The shadows must also provide an atmosphere that is compatible with the games theme.

Hence, full-cycle game development can only be accomplished by an integrated and skilled team with well-defined job responsibilities. Each person on our team needs to have knowledge about their position and be cooperative to complete a functional and engaging video game. Reach us if you want to know how we are building up our teams for the development of our customers games or to share ideas or to discuss how we would approach designing gaming apps, for you.

Creating a game can be complicated and daunting with many variables that may affect its price. In developing a game, it would be essential that you have an overview of the elements that might influence the cost and learn how to master the budget to keep the project within your budget. Here are some of the critical components that affect the price of game development: Here are some of the critical components that affect the price of game development:

• Game genre and complexity: The cost of game development will be largely determined by the genre of your game and the complexity of the overall game. A simple 2D puzzle game will be generally cheaper than a complicated 3D action game with advanced AI and physics simulations.

• Platform: Along with the platform play type, the target platforms that you develop your game for may become another element influencing the expenses. Working across many platforms such as mobile phone, console, and PC which has a lot of incremental development and testing. This additionally increases the price.

• Game engine: Selecting the best game engine can be a real game changer in terms of the time and cost of the development of your game. There is a free engine or one you need to pay for or do revenue sharing for.

• Game art and design: The price of game art and design can be anywhere from elementary to complex, these being the elementary level considering the level of detail and complexity of the assets and these are the complex level. The use of an outsourcing partner like Virtual Dive Studios which has years of experience can help to cut costs and also guarantee high-quality art and design.

• Audio and music: It does not take a wizard to know that the audio and music industry takes a heavy load of expenses notwithstanding a gamecomplexity, which is given top priority and also requires original music and sound effects components.

• Development team size: The effect of the fundraising team size on the cost of the gaming development varies a great deal. The prime cost of development goes up when you increase the team size with higher salaries, more office space, and greater resource allocation.

• Location: In addition to your development teams geographic location being a factor that affects the associated costs, so is it. Through the hiring of devs from localities with relatively lower salaries and cost of living you will end up using less money in the development field, which will enable you to save.

• Marketing and distribution: The marketing and allocation expenses might be quite high, especially for small companies that may not have an audience yet. An important step is a plan on way to allocate a part of the budget for promotion and distribution so that your game will hit the target audience.

• Testing and quality assurance: Testing and Quality assurance is an indispensable parts of the game development cycle but also make the final price of the game high. You can test your game yourself or hire a testing and quality assurance team to validate that it is free of bugs and issues before release.

• Post-release support and maintenance: Once your game is released into the market, you will be expected by the customers to provide technical support either online or through telephone in regards to bugs and issues that arise. Set your money aside in such a way that the post-production and maintenance services are in place to make the video game run smoothly.

The use of different game engines for effectiveness in having a specific project requirement is a common tactic by game development companies.

• Unity: Among game engines, Unity is arguably preeminent for its versatility and stretchability. It is a cross-platform compatible tool and is excellent for 2D and 3D game development for PCs, mobile devices, as well as consoles. Its intuitive visual editor and scripting features ensure the creation of engaging and engaging auxiliary game elements, therefore the game engine is the best device among the programming language of developers.

• Unreal Engine: Unreal Engine which is recommended for AAA game developers is a tool having high game engine power. It is famous for its advanced graphics and physics capabilities which makes it a perfect game creation tool. Unreal Engine provides a very robust editor and a quite flexible scripting language that enables the developer to create very complex game mechanics gameplay. It handles very efficiently and quickly.

• Cocos2d-x: Cocos2d-x is another popular open-source game engine we turn to in a situation where the project needs just that: flexibility and effortless usability in the 2D enginery. It is platform-independent, and it can work on iOS, Android, and Windows. Some of these characteristics are advanced layout components which are built upon the high-performance OpenGL, while several programming languages are in use including C++, Lua, and JavaScript. Furthermore, a dedicated and active community of developers online, and a wide range of resource facilities complement the game development process.

• HTML5: HTML5 is a browser-based game engine for internet applications that makes it possible to play games directly in a browser avoiding the need to use a plug-in. It is therefore an excellent choice for the games that have to be quickly launched and enjoyed on different platforms. Among the many benefits of using HTML5 for game development is the fact that they have popularity with users since anyone with a web browser can access them, the speedy development process because of the use of web technologies, and the suitability for their use among different platforms and devices.

Starting with full-cycle gaming development, there are key attendance pieces of issues and documents that the client, as you, should have prepared to avoid delay and impediments in the working process.

Here are some key factors to consider:

• Game concept and design

• Technical requirements

• Budget

• Development timeline

• Team structure and roles

• Legal considerations

• Marketing strategy

• Quality assurance

To sum up, there are a lot of aspects that should be taken into account when you are going to fully develop a game. By having the basic pieces of information and documents prepared, can ensure a hitchless and successful phase of the development. Despite this, if you are ready to work with us in such a way and youre going to kick off the project very soon then you dont have to worry about preparing all the documents. We will assist you in getting everything you need arranged.