What are the current trends or problems in the gaming industry?

Question

Game development

Hello. Recently, I switched to the last year of university and I had a well-known problem - writing a thesis. I am studying in a specialty that I like (computer game design), I am constantly involved in programming and game development (I even have a little work experience). But this issue has me stumped. Firstly, starting this year, graduates must write a thesis only in accordance with their specialty (programmers program, draw graphics, system administrators design server solutions, web developers make web services, etc.). Secondly, the 9999 millionth indie game is not rolling this year. They said to look in the direction of trends and real problems, so that this thesis would bring practical benefits. I looked in the direction of VR / AR - since these are young game devs, but I don’t have money for the necessary hardware and equipment and a modern smartphone. Can any of the knowledgeable people be able to suggest what will be relevant in game development now or in the near future? Or what are the pressing problems in the game industry now?

Answer 1

From the current:
Adaptation of games for playing on a remote device.
VR + streaming. What to do with the delay?
New possibilities for calculating physics and gameplay on a trusted Google Stadia client, without the threat of cheating (are there any compared to the usual scheme?).
Animations and other content on neural networks. https://hub.packtpub.com/this-ai-generated-animati...
Voice assistants in games

Answer 2

In fact, no one cares about relevance
. You are required to have formal relevance
. Otherwise, your research instructor would give out a dozen (hundreds) of real problems that he needs to solve yesterday in his scientific work
. The only real problem of game development is the presence of marketers and other fans of "surprise mechanics" in it
Based on the foregoing - you need to torture the scientific instructor that he will pass the commission

Answer 3

Or what are the pressing problems in the game industry now?

The imbalance of troops and sides, an ill-conceived increase in complexity, stupid decision-making algorithms by units, stupid bots (both opponents and allies).
The game needs not only cool graphics (+plot), but also the BRAIN of the game world (and all its participants)!
Neural networks, unit navigation (optimal in terms of the current situation, not the shortest path!), etc.
When playing online: anti-cheat and lags.