Riot Games on why successful modern studios rely on cloud infrastructure

Presented by AWS for Games Cloud infrastructure accelerates game development cycles, enhances collaboration and strengthens security without compromising creativity. In this VB Spotlight event, learn how Riot Games is leaning on cloud infrastructure to build award-winning games. Register now for free! Game development is not vastly different from traditional software development, says Alexey Prohorenko director of software engineering at Riot Games, but it poses unique challenges — specifically, managing a vast library of hefty digital assets throughout a high-speed workflow. “You will have a lot of audio, a lot of pure video motions and graphics, which have to be a part of the build,” Prohorenko says. “So every single time when engineers and developers want to see the result of their work, and run a quick play test, it’s a much more complicated process. How do you piece those together? For developers, it becomes a problem to solve — how to make it more efficient and how to work mo ... Read full article.