The Future of Gaming in LATAM
An interactive exploration of how AI, indie development, and strategic capital are reshaping the gaming landscape in Latin America, with Mexico leading the transformation.
La revolución indie de América Latina
Latinoamérica combina adopción acelerada con comunidades de desarrolladores y jugadores a nivel masivo. Existen más de 270 millones de videojugadores en la región, donde México, Brasil, Argentina, Colombia, Perú y Chile lideran (en ese orden). Este terreno se potencia con distribución digital, talento competitivo y costos atractivos. Si a todo este caldo de cultivo se le suma la disrupción absoluta que se está viviendo con la inteligencia artificial generativa y el proceso de democratización en el desarrollo de software, la revolución es inminente: se avecina la más grande oportunidad de emprendimiento e inversión en gaming de Latinoamérica en la Historia.
El auge del desarrollo independiente
Los estudios de videojuegos independientes o "indies" son el laboratorio de innovación de la industria de entretenimiento más grande del planeta. El bajo costo de los motores de desarrollo como Unity, Unreal y Godot así como la democratización de los canales directos de distribución, son factores que llevan varios años permitiendo a estudios pequeños lanzar y competir con sus juegos globalmente.
Es un hecho: cada vez es más fácil y barato desarrollar, lanzar y desplazar en el mercado un videojuego. Esta es la razón detrás del crecimiento sin precedentes que ha experimentado el sector indie de videojuegos y más aún, la razón por la cual, la oportunidad sigue vigente.
From code to "vibe coding"
No-code technological tools have exploded in recent months and enable non-technical developers without programming knowledge to create functional prototypes in record time. AI automates components, graphics, logic and testing, accelerating from concept to playable demo. The evolution of development has transformed how we create software: from traditional coding to 'vibe coding' where the developer becomes a high-level orchestrator.
The opportunity for more non-technical people to become video game designers and producers has never been greater.
Traditional Coding
- • Developer writes ALL lines
- • Full control over every detail
- • Slower, manual iteration
AI-assisted Coding
- • Partial code, often guided by AI
- • Must validate AI-suggested lines
- • Speed improved. Requires oversight
Vibe Coding
- • NATURAL-LANGUAGE prompts
- • AI generates the majority of code
- • Rapid iteration; acceptance of code
- • Developer = Product Orchestrator
Traditional Coding
- • Developer writes ALL lines
- • Full control over every detail
- • Slower, manual iteration
AI-assisted Coding
- • Partial code, often guided by AI
- • Must validate AI-suggested lines
- • Speed improved. Requires oversight
Vibe Coding
- • NATURAL-LANGUAGE prompts
- • AI generates the majority of code
- • Rapid iteration; acceptance of code
- • Developer = Product Orchestrator
Traditional Coding
- • Developer writes ALL lines
- • Full control over every detail
- • Slower, manual iteration
AI-assisted Coding
- • Partial code, often guided by AI
- • Must validate AI-suggested lines
- • Speed improved. Requires oversight
Vibe Coding
- • NATURAL-LANGUAGE prompts
- • AI generates the majority of code
- • Rapid iteration; acceptance of code
- • Developer = Product Orchestrator
Gaming + AI + Capital:
10x Efficiency
Micro-teams and solo developers powered by AI generate global distribution from Mexico and Latin America.
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Catalyst & Enabler
TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Input: Conventional methods
AI ACCELERATION ZONE
AI-ENHANCED RESULTS
Revolutionary Efficiency
Micro-teams + AI + Global Distribution = 10x Creative Alpha
SUPERNOVA Indie Games Fest
SUPERNOVA INDIE GAMES FEST is an event conceptualized by Altered Ventures and co-founded with OCESA/Gamers Unite to launch Mexico's first B2C platform where local, regional, and international indie studios showcase their games to thousands of consumers.
Additionally, the SUPERNOVA DEV CHALLENGE is a competition where new video game development talent in Mexico will be rewarded with $500,000 pesos to continue driving creativity and the local and regional indie ecosystem.
Game Conference MX
GAME CONFERENCE MX is the specialized platform for video game development professionals in Mexico and Latin America, with Altered Ventures as one of its investors. This conference brings together high-level talent and creative minds from LATAM to explore innovative video game development.
With the motto "By game devs, for game devs," Game Conference MX offers inspiring talks, networking, and an expo showcasing game projects from established and indie studios to boost creativity.
Gaming + IA + Capital
The convergence that rewrites the future
Latinoamérica está entrando a una fase de aceleración histórica. Este brief es una invitación a explorar-con datos y casos-cómo se reescribe el futuro desde México hacia la región cuando el desarrollo indie, el gaming y la IA convergen.
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