Java game development, for example, hasn’t yet seen widespread uptake in creating mainstream gaming titles, yet is a technology responsible for one of the biggest video game hits of all time- Minecraft. The Field’s unique ability to try out new languages and tools in such a creative and diverse discipline makes it well suited to trial and experimentation.
Many key advances in the software field such as pathfinding AI, search algorithms, and VR/AR hardware integrations come first from gaming. The gaming industry is the perfect test bed for new technologies, techniques, and tools in software development.
