From Singleplayer to Multiplayer - Reframing the Gameplay Development Mindset

Speaker’s bio

Timothee Engel is the technical producer at Photon Engine.
His technical expertise lies in the design and programming of multiplayer gameplay interactions. As a producer he manages internal projects and assists external partner projects in understanding the multiplayer development space to ensure a successful release.

Speech description

To dive into Multiplayer development certain development assumptions associated with Singleplayer need to be reviewed and adjusted.
This talk presents the core pillars of multiplayer gameplay development, identifies the common important differences when coming from a singleplayer background and offers insights on how to adjust one’s mindset to the gameplay system requirements inherent to multiplayer.