How toolmakers like ARM work with devs, ft. Peter Hodges
ARM’s Peter Hodges, director for ecosystem strategy for developer platforms, joined the Game Developer Podcast to discuss how chipmakers collaborate with game developers. The gaming industry publication rarely features conversations with chip manufacturers, yet these companies play a significant role in ongoing technical discussions with developers about optimizing their hardware technology to improve the game development process and tools.
The episode focused specifically on ARM’s Neural Technology features, which are designed to enhance mobile game development workflows. According to the discussion, these specialized features enable mobile game developers to bake lighting faster and deploy additional lights in their projects more efficiently. The conversation highlights the important relationship between hardware manufacturers like ARM and game developers. By working directly together, chipmakers can ensure their technologies are properly optimized for real-world game development use cases, ultimately improving development efficiency and the capability of mobile games to deliver enhanced visual performance and technical sophistication.