Gametech

What is game technology?

Game technology, or gametech, refers to dedicated solutions and services that are used throughout a game’s lifecycle and are built especially for the purpose of game development. This is in contrast to products which can be used by game developers but weren’t built with them in mind.

We normally divided the game tech into 4 categories: development, operations, market analysis, and growth.

• Development includes anything needed to actually build the game, such as engines, software management tools, art tools, localization, middleware, and audio tools
• Operations include solutions for game performance marketing, platforms, ad monetization, game analytics, ad mediation, infrastructure and cloud services, and customer engagement
• Market analysis includes market analytics tools
• Growth includes tools for ad attribution and UA analytics, user acquisition, influencer marketing, app store optimization, and ad creative

3 gaming technologies that shaped the industry

1. Localization technologies have become particularly important recently. Now that mobile devices are becoming increasingly affordable, more people are gaming across the globe. Localizing games as well as UA campaigns to key markets is key for success, and that includes imagery as well as text.
2. Following the explosive growth of streaming platforms recently, influencer technologies are also becoming increasingly important tools, especially for PC and console titles. These are tools which automate influencer marketing to increase user acquisition and competition for users’ attention.
3. Growth platforms that provide a handful of tools beyond mediation, for example, are also becoming even more critical for a game’s success. Enabling a game developer to A/B test monetization, optimize campaigns, and drill down into granular data - all in one place better enables long-term for the growth of the industry.