I just got back from IGDC 2025 and wow, it was epic. IGDC (India Game Developer Conference) 5-7 November is the country’s premier event for game creators and industry pros, and this year it brought everyone together in Chennai. I hung out with designers, programmers, artists, animators and the whole creative crew. Gamers, content creators and developers were everywhere – it felt like a huge community reunion. It was so cool catching up with old friends and making new ones in our gamer/dev squad. Key Takeaways IGDC was packed with talks and booths, but the biggest moments were the aha’s that I jotted down. Here are my top learnings from the conference: Gaming = Mainstream Career: No doubt, gaming and game dev have blown up into a legit career path now. Industry reports back this up – for example, Meta’s India lead said the gaming market is set to be worth nearly $7.5 billion and create 250,000 new jobs by 2025. As one expert put it, “Gaming is no longer niche. It is mainstre...
When you start your journey in Computer Science — whether as a first-year student just opening your first “Hello World” file, or as a final-year student applying for jobs — one question always lingers: “Should I explore everything a little or master one thing deeply?” This is the classic Breadth vs Depth dilemma. And the truth is — both paths have their place, depending on where you are in your journey. Let’s unpack this. Stage 1: The Explorer Phase (1st–2nd Year) — Go Broad At the start, your goal should be exploration. This is when you taste different domains like- web development, game design, AI, blockchain, cybersecurity, cloud, AR/VR, and so on. Here’s why breadth matters early on: You’ll discover your natural interests instead of just following trends. You’ll understand how different technologies connect — for example, how backend APIs power games or how data structures are used in AI. You’ll build a mental map of the tech ecosystem, which helps you talk intelligently in intervi...