The 6 Stages of Slot Game Development

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The 6 Stages of Slot Game Development
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2021 marks 130 years since the first slot machine was created. It was inspired by poker and it paid rewarded winners with cigars and free beer for triggering strong poker hands. Charles Fey created a slot in 1895 that was so random that California banned it within five years. The modern online slot goes through six stages of creation.

The most popular slots online come from renowned software developers. They start their slot creation process by brainstorming for ideas. Play’n Go created a game combining the themes Book of the Dead and Ancient Egypt.

The next stage is to create a working prototype of the idea. It's easier to sell an idea when there's a prototype. The rockstar who owns the copyright to the game might not agree to such an ideas if he hates the prototype, but it's practical now that there are lots of online slots based on bands like KISS, Motorhead and Guns N’ Roses.

At stage three slot game developers develop a basic version of the game they intend to release to the market. It features the intended theme, game mechanics, music, RNG software and graphics.

The basic version of a game often has multiple flaws. Now the team has to deal with all the issues that made the primary version a poor game. If there is an issue with mechanics, developers get back to work to ensure the final copy runs smoothly.

The 6 stages of slot game development are: Testing, Polishing, Development, Testing and Development.

They play slot games to test their quality. They play them to find out if they are beautiful, easy to bet and entertaining. Game studios invite outsiders to play their pre-released slots. After collecting feedback, developers polish a slot accordingly.

The 6 stages of slot game development are: Development, Marketing, Releasing, Promoting, Testing, and Finally, Competition. The game is released to online casinos. The developers need to market it to players and casinos and offer it free of charge.