Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming

No Time for a full-time course? No worries, our weekend course of Advanced Diploma in Game Development is here for you! In India, most of us are made to choose our careers for the rest of our lives at the tender age of 16. It’s an education system that isn’t bound to change anytime soon.  When it comes to individuals who are passionate about building games through programming or art, it isn’t a career choice that is encouraged or supported by the parents or the society and at that age, we do not have the courage to say ‘No’. But, the  Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming College  provides game enthusiasts with a chance at a do-over with our one-year Weekend  Advanced Diploma in Game Development ,  Art and Design courses . Our weekend courses help individuals, who have prior commitments during their weeks, to uphold their weekly chores and learn game development over the weekend.   Backstage Pass  believes in a mentorship approach to teaching wherein...

 Backstage Pass’s Effective Solutions to Common Student Problems in Today’s Educational Environment. To pursue a degree in India, wherein it’s a race to rise to the top, is not only tricky but stressful for many students and the families that support them. So we can imagine what a rollercoaster ride it is for passionate gamers to make the unconventional choice of pursuing a career in  Game Development  along with the general pressures of student life.  Such issues are identified and solved in  Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming and Technology  as our main motto is to provide quality education to all classes of game enthusiasts. Therefore, it is of utmost importance for us to actively take part in our students’ problems and figure out a solution. We have researched some of the top issues that students not only from  Backstage Pass   but in many other colleges have faced and have taken measures such that our students will never meet the same, take a...

  Learn Tips on Building and Monetizing a Game For starters, where are you from and how did you get steered in the direction of Game Development as a career? Hello! I am Akshat, from Varanasi, UP – well known as “Bhole Baba Ki Nagri”. At about 9 years of age, I got my hands on my first game, “GTA Vice City”, which is one of the most famous games in the gaming community.  The game was full of cars, police, fights and action – a perfect amalgam. The gameplay and the design behind each game truly fascinated me which in turn led to a curiosity about the work that goes into building the game. Over the years, by playing games extensively, my curiosity turned into learning and developing my own game. What was your family’s reaction to your choice of game development as a career? During my time in school, my parents were quite worried regarding my potential career choice. I still recall earnestly requesting my father to get me a PS2 but fortunately (for my parents haha!) or unfortunat...

  Delve into the Mind of a Game Developer in this Interesting Interview Let’s start with an introduction to who Debasis Kayal is?  By profession, I am a  Game Design  Consultant. I assist  game development  teams with innovative game ideas & how to generate revenue out of them. I also mentor students & indie developers to complete their games promptly by setting up quality benchmarks & business potential. I read a lot & interact with industry professionals to keep up with the latest game market trends. I also keep myself reachable to anyone interested in productive discussion. What inspired you to become a game developer? Games always fantasized me by their fast adaptability to technology and unique blend of art, technology & design thinking. To me, any game has the potential to serve the community beyond fun as a form of educational tool, social awareness & dealing with many human problems that we need to explore in the coming years...

  How to Start a Career in Game development? Being a game lover you can always look up Game Development as a potential career opportunity. But you need to plan accordingly how you are going to build a career out of it. If you are aiming for a game developer’s role, then your technical skills should be as sound as your creativity. As game developers are considered to be the backbone of the whole game creation process, You need to be a team player. Your involvement is very essential in every stage of the game production which means you need to work with various game designers, lead sound and character artists as well as testers. So, working in a team is one of the characteristics that every profile requires. Here are a few steps that can help you build a successful career in the gaming industry. Decide between school & self-taught Pick your major carefully Learn the languages Narrow down your focus Intern First Have demos ready 1) Decide between self-taught & sch...

A Developer’s experience of the Gaming Industry’s Benefits, Trials, Revenue & More 1) What inspired you to build games? This is a funny fact given my career choice now but, I was studying Biology & Physics in 12 th  grade when I had a moment of realization that becoming a doctor was nowhere close to my dream. Simultaneously, my elder brother’s close friend joined the  Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming and Technology  which is how I first heard of this college. Seven years ago there was no roadmap to enter the  Gaming Industry .   Backstage Pass  is a pioneer in  Game education  in India as they provided a path for game enthusiasts to  l earn game developmen t   and job opportunities upon graduation in the  gaming Industry . Before I joined BSP, I did a diploma in Animation and it gave me an introduction to this similar field, which strengthened my resolve to pursue a  career in Gaming. 2) How did you choose game d...

7 Ways to Improve your game programming skills Game programming  is not a subject that can be mastered by learning theory and gaining bookish knowledge. With ever-changing software technology, learning is a never-ending process in the  game development  industry. But there are always a few tips and practices that can advance your skills and give you an edge over your other contemporaries. Simple codes = Effective codes. The First impression of any   Game programmer  is based on the set of codes he creates. Have you ever thought, which set of codes are tagged effective by the experts? Of course, something that you can understand easily, something easy to explain to others and last but not least, something which gives the desired output. So, avoid using complex codes for a given output that you can get with simple codes. While working in a team, these complex codes can hinder the functionality check, because of a lack of understanding between the members. Clu...

How to Become a Game Influencer in the Mainstream Industry When there are over 2.5 Billion active gamers around the globe, being a game influencer seems a pretty great idea. But before puzzling over all the flamboyant limelight, let us brush up on the basics. A game influencer is a person who can affect the decisions of others, whether it is buying a specific  game  console or following a trend online, but how did they do that? The answer is by playing games! The influencers play sponsored & unsponsored games and review them on Livestream helping their followers to pick the best in the market. By helping their followers, they also build impressive revenue, which indeed is the cherry on top. So, let us talk about what should be your first step to become a game influencer. In today’s era, when your online persona is something that your followers dearly look up to, you should be very good with your social media accounts where you are presenting yourself as a game influencer. ...