Video games have grown tremendously with the development of computer and the internet, and has become an extremely pervasive form of entertainment. One of the biggest development over the last decade in the gaming industry is the improvement and expansion of online competitive gaming. Some of the best-selling games in the industry have a significant online multiplayer component. This includes titles such as Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, EA Sports titles (Madden, Fifa, etc,), and Overwatch.
Much like other competitive sports, to become good at many online games takes practice and many games require a great amount of teamwork to be successful. As things currently stand, game networks like Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and Steam don’t have a feature that allows similarly skilled players to connect and form teams to compete outside of the game itself. This is the missing piece of the puzzle within the video game industry that Gamer Connect will fill.
Gamer Connect will use a proprietary matching algorithm to help gamers find meaningful connections online outside of the game itself. Much like a dating sites, gamers will be matched with one another based on key indicators that Gamer Connect will collect from the player upon sign-up. Information will be provided using social media APIs for personal info and game APIs for player’s in game stats and respective in game skill levels. The information will then be processed by our matching engine and relevant connections will be listed. Players can then chat and organize some time to play together, or continue searching for more players to form a full team.
In addition to our core functionality, users and teams will also be able to participate in, create, and join tournaments. These tournaments will allow users to compete with their newly formed or existing teams for various prizes including cash, or just for bragging rights. The addition of tournaments will encourage players and teams to come back to our platform, even after finding a good team for their favorite game.