Interactive media refers to products and services which respond to the user's actions digitally as they are incorporated with the various computing and information technologies. Examples are video games and training programmes. (Source: Britannica)
Game Development is the process of creating games which consists of generating concept, designing, building, testing and releasing to players. This can be undertaken by a large corporation game studio or an individual and may not involve coding or sort depending on the complexity of the game. (Source: FreeCodeCamp.com)
Web Resources
Mobile, e-sports, live streaming shaping SEA’s gaming startup landscape in 2021 - EDB
In entertainment, gaming is the largest and most expansive industry globally. As of 2021, it has a staggering three billion game players, which is equivalent to nearly 40 per cent of the world population. When it comes to Southeast Asia, the market is set to grow by 8.5 per cent per year on average, according to a Research And Markets study.
Storms Receives EDB New Ventures’ Investment to Accelerate Growth of Mobile and Social Instant Gaming - EDB
EDB New Ventures, the arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) is investing in Storms with founding investors Singtel, AIS and SK Telecom to support their gaming venture’s growth in Southeast Asia and globally.
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LinkedIn Learning Videos
- Creating an Interactive PDF Brochure This video shows how to add interactive elements to digital publications or documents.
- PowerPoint: Creating a Self-Running, Interactive Presentation This video shows how to create self-running PowerPoint presentation quickly and easily while incorporating interactive elements that can provide audience specified levels of control.
- Gamification for Interactive Learning This course explores the various types of gamification and shows how to use gamification & interactive learning to develop effective learning experiences.
- Game Design Foundations: 1 Ideas, Core Loops, and Goals This video demonstrates practical strategies in game design, drafting game ideas and fleshing out those concepts into designs that a team can implement.
- Game Design Foundations: 2 Systems, Chance, and Strategy This video provides examples of common game systems; and dives into a discussion of game mechanics. Learn also the mechanics of chance and skill, the types of decisions in games, and more.
- Game Design Foundations: 3 Pitch, Propose, and Practice This course shows how to pitch ideas, document design and more. It also shares tips for improving game design skills and discusses the differences between making games in the game industry and building games.
- Game Development Foundations: Game-Related Math Learn the concepts of grids and collision detection, as well as useful formulae which can apply to a variety of problems. It also focuses on beginner-level game math and uses JavaScript in examples.
Industry Communities
- Community News Feed | SideFX
- Community | Toon Boom Animation
- Gamasutra – The Art & Business of Making Games
- GameDev.net: Home
- Game Developers Conference
- Independent Games Festival
- The international game development community
- Peta Pixel
- Worldwide Construct 2 Communities - Scirra.com
- Game Developers Conference (GDC)
- Singapore Games Association (SGGA)