2 papers
cs.CY2026
AI as a Democratizing Force in Indie Game Development
Brian Madanamootoo, Jatin Alla
The video game industry of 2024-2026 shows the deepest AAA-level contraction in its modern history alongside the largest-ever expansion of independent output. We examine AI's role…
cs.HC2026
The AI Wave and the Reinvention of Game Discovery: Oversupply, Structural Correction, and Agentic Player-Game Matching
Brian Dean Madanamootoo
AI-assisted production has sharply reduced the cost and team size required to ship a video game, producing a supply shock on open marketplaces. Recent estimates put Steam release v…