The power of making games
To make games and develop HTML5 games, is a great entry point in the world of computer science.
Developing or designing games is a creative and artistic process one will enjoy doing it thoroughly, it enhances a person's brain development and also skills related to creative thinking and visualizing the dreams or scenarios of a game show to be created.
There are various artistic and creative ways having an interesting weaving in and out of the classrooms which generally offer students to explore their own ideas and minds. Video games are no less, while most of the discussion is on their use of it in classrooms centers the play.
To make games and develop HTML5 games, is a great entry point in the world of computer science. Writing codes is a very important key to developing a video game and 58 percent of the professionals have surveyed that programming is the basic key to developing any game. The great thrill of programming is to make the games very entertaining to the users and HTML5 game developers enjoy doing it.
In a recent survey, 35 percent of the professionals mentioned creativity, arts, and design which are very important to making games. About 44 percent told that they thought these concepts should be highlighted in a middle school game creation course. A smaller percentage of students, which is 10 percent of 7th graders and 3 percent of 8th graders, emphasized that they saw creativity and the arts as a valuable thing to develop a game whereas only 6 percent of the 8th graders emphasized that they felt these skills are gained.
Game Development is an excellent opportunity for students to highlight their way of thinking,their creativity,their mindset and their artistic qualities. Their way to enhance games in such a way which could entertain users is a very good quality to test in the students through game developing.
In this article, let's see what the power of gaming is beyond just programming
Games have an unusual power as an interactive medium. They say a picture is worth a thousand words — how many more might it be worth when you can interact with, manipulate, and get feedback from the image you see? Playing a game is like having a conversation — you put a bit of yourself in, and you get something new and unique in return.
Games have an unusual power as an interactive medium. They say a picture is worth a thousand words — how many more might it be worth when you can interact with, manipulate, and get feedback from the image you see? Playing a game is like having a conversation — you put a bit of yourself in, and you get something new and unique in return.
On a neurological level, playing games rely on the Cerebrum to help process the constant stream of information coming from the eyes. As a result, studies have found that gamers typically have superior everyday eyesight compared with non-gamers, while younger gamers often experience improved reading skills and literacy.
However, making video games is a creative activity and therefore uses a completely different part of the brain — the Frontal cortex. When you make a game, you’re pulling together a host of different disciplines like design, logic, and planning. Because of this, game creators find themselves completely absorbed and engaged in the task at hand — a ‘flow’ state that is proven to reduce anxiety, boost mood and even slow your heart rate.
But there’s another reason why people enjoy making games. When we achieve a result or success by solving a problem or achieving a cool effect, such as working out how to make a character move in a specific way or direction, it triggers the release of the brain’s feel-good chemical dopamine. The brain clearly likes getting a dopamine hit, which in turn helps the creator to stay focused on the task at hand.
The reasons why making games make you feel good are certainly evident when you speak to people about why they enjoy making games. “For me, building a game is very satisfying as I like the aspect of building something for others to play and enjoy” explains XanthorXIII, adding: “I also like to solve the problems that are associated with building the game and I derive a sense of accomplishment from solving those problems.”
POSITIVE EMOTIONS
Creating your own video game, like writing a song or painting a picture, is a very personal thing. As a result, game makers often have a positive emotional connection with the creations, in a way that’s just not always possible from playing someone else’s game. This connection or ‘feeling’ is one of the reasons software engineer and game developer Olaf Minkowicz loves making games, ”There are plenty of pros to be working on and getting better at making video games, learning design patterns, data structures, and algorithms, and even just understanding the architecture and how to structure your game. But at the end of the day, I do it because I want to feel something and I hope others can play it and feel the same thing.”
That emotional connection and feeling is also the reason why Bryce Holland decided to come back to making games after many years, “Making games made me feel creatively empowered,” he reminisced. “As I progressed into my adulthood, I realized that I truly missed that feeling. Every time I start playing a game, I never make it more than an hour or two in, because I realize I’d rather spend my time making games instead.”
SPECIAL CONNECTIONS
Aside from the personal health and wellbeing benefits that can be derived from making games, many game makers find it helps them to form positive connections with those around them.
Because making games draw on so many different disciplines, from art to problem-solving, starting your own project can be a great way to bring together people with different skills. For example, Sam works in an office by day, but in his spare time, he loves to make games. He has discovered that making games is a great way of connecting his children’s various interests with his own. His daughter, 6, loves painting and drawing, while his son,10, is an avid gamer. Sam does all the normal things you’d expect with his children, but he’s not ashamed to admit that it’s when making games together that their passions all truly connect: ”While I love going to the park, playing hide and seek, and running through sprinklers, I am not passionate about any of these things me. I love making games, and it’s the one true thing where I and my children can do something we truly love,” he says. “I’ll do the game design, she’ll help make the art, and he’ll help with vigorous playtesting. After we get everything to a playable state, we’ll stream our game to the big TV in the living room, grab a couple of controllers, and play our creations.” going on to say: “I’ll watch their faces light up when they play. They’ll squeal and laugh and giggle. They don’t have the same reaction to the AAA titles on the consoles, for this game was signed with love: Their love. Their hard work and passion went into getting every pixel just right.”
But Sam’s story of connecting with others through game making is not unique. With a background in painting and photography, Iris became disillusioned when a lack of success left her life lacking direction. Her partner suggested that they try making a game and soon she realized she’d discovered “the perfect medium to express my creativity”.
Now a husband and wife development team, Iris and her partner are aiming to be more than just hobbyist makers, by creating a game that they ultimately hope to commercially release. Iris admits that making games have given life real purpose, “what keeps us coming back to it is the euphoria of achieving what we envision and the purpose it gives us to create.”
SUMMARY
Making games is becoming an increasingly popular hobby and those who choose to invest their spare time into making games, often find it to be engaging, absorbing, and wholly satisfying. This is because making games taps into so many different areas, in ways that few other past times can.
It’s about doing something that makes you feel good. As games journalist and hobbyist game maker Stefano Zocchi says, “Even if you don’t plan to make money from the results, creating things gives you a sense of control that your life might otherwise lack.”
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