When anyone mentions backend in videogames, most people tend to think about it only in terms of multiplayer games or downloadable extra content, as an important and obvious requirement for those kinds of game features. But let’s not forget the many other ways we can make use of backend development.

At its core, gamification means the process of applying game design and game mechanics to non-game contexts.

When drafting a video game’s visual proposal, the references are the starting point to guide concept artists in charge of bringing that aesthetical proposal to life. References are visual cues taken from many sources, like real places and people.

When a videogame enters the QA phase of its development, the team must make a delicate decision: on which mobile devices will the game be tested.

When a videogame first enters the QA phase, many things can happen. Every game is different and unique in terms of programming, and this is the first challenge any QA team faces: the unpredictable nature of testing.

It is important to differentiate remote work, freelancing work and outsourcing work. Some people make the mistake of considering them as almost equal, with the unintended consequence of failing either in human resources handling, or in project management, or in both.