2D and 3D Animation video clips to enhance gaming experience.

The slots game has come a long, long way since it was first invented back in the late 19th century. Slot games are represented as being at the cutting edge of technology as it’s moved through its mechanical, electro-magnetic, and, now, digital phases. So the games that players enjoy today would be almost unrecognizable when compared with the Liberty Bell machine, the brainchild of Charles August Fey over 120 years ago. It has came a long way to today’s gaming arena with vibrant graphic designs and cool animation effects. Such creative and stunning visuals has given them a fresh appeal.

Of course, one of the big differences would be the prize money you can win. Back then the biggest prize that the first-ever machine would pay out was 50 cents.  But today’s jackpot slots, like the ones found at Paddy Power, for example, have several options that can pay out seven-figure sums to a few very lucky winners each year. As you’d expect, with this kind of money on offer, they’ve reached levels of sophistication that need to be seen to be believed. The customers also gain a trust factor.

For the web and graphic developers who have worked on the these games, this has meant doing everything they can to make the experience of playing on the slots as immersive and exciting as possible. They start with a wide range of themes, including classic examples like the treasures of ancient Egypt or the luck of the little Irish leprechaun. Some even take hit movies like the 1988 police spoof The Naked Gun or Ridley Scott’s Gladiator as their inspiration. It’s the developer’s aim to use all the tricks and techniques they can to add to the excitement still further. With latest technologies including AngularJS, React and other, the developments are in fast pace. 

As one of the essential elements of a slots game’s appeal to players is the color and movement that they see on screen, the animation is a very important part of this. The reels need to spin as much like “real life” as possible and the color combinations need to be carefully considered to ensure that they have maximum effect. Such engaging animation and video clips helps to keep them engaged in games for a longer period of time. Let it be 2D or 3D Animation, it surely helps to convey the gaming story in an attractive manner.

But it goes much further than this. Today’s slots are also loaded with features like bonus rounds and “lucky dip” prize opportunities. To really bring these to life on the screen, they need to be rendered perfectly in order to make the player feel that they have qualified for a genuinely special opportunity within the context of the game. Often, a slots game can focus on a central character such as the leprechaun already mentioned or even a sports star or celebrity. The use of animation can be used to really bring these characters to life. Reports have proved that such animated characters and their respective gameplays are great help for the games. The designing team also takes care for the proper color scheme, texturing, props and other supporting elements. 

There’s also a feeling that the complex animation that many slots use is about to become even more involved. That’s because one of the hot topics at the moment is the use of virtual reality that’s already starting to make inroads into gaming. It surely can’t be long before online slots players will also be popping on their headsets and seeing the animations enter a whole new dimension. Such extensive use of AR and VR will make the games much more immersive and entertaining. It has opened a new dimensions in the creative and business sectors. 

Until then, from the brilliant animation to the chance to win cash, bonuses, and free spins, there’s still plenty to enjoy with the current generation of games.