Innovations in the Electronic Gaming Industry

In the modern world, the creation of electronic video games is one of the largest segments of the entertainment industry. The scale of the electronic gaming industry is comparable, for example, with the film industry. And in terms of growth rate over the past five years, the electronic video game industry has been significantly ahead of it. By the degree of influence on consumers and their involvement in the interactive environment offered by video games, this segment has long been distinguished from other types of entertainment. Gamedev or game development cannot be considered separately from the computer gaming industry as a whole. Directly creating games is only part of an integrated “ecosystem” that provides a complete life cycle for the production, distribution, and consumption of complex products such as computer games. The following levels can be distinguished in the structure of the modern gaming industry: platforms, game engines, development of video games, publication and operation, popularization and consumption. The thesis describes the innovations that has made the impact in the electronic game industry helping to accelerate it growth and development, answering the question what those innovations are, what is their impact and role in development of the industry, using the data and information which was collected from official sources and interviews made with professionals who work in that industry. How online stores leaded to the increase and development of electronic game industry, and such technologies as VR, AR, online streaming services and online game communities developing the industry as main driver innovations.