Ioannis Karavas
@karavas.io
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My name is John (Ioannis), an experienced software engineer from Greece 🌞🌊 , trying out my luck in Game Development. I promise I'm not that shy- just under multiple NDAs :D
My name is John (Ioannis), an experienced software engineer from Greece 🌞🌊 , trying out my luck in Game Development. I promise I'm not that shy- just under multiple NDAs :D
![Decadence
Due to the profitability and technological advances in consoles and computers, which came to have hardware superior to arcade machines, as well as the possibility of playing online, the proliferation of cybercafés and other factors, arcade machines gradually lost popularity until they nearly disappeared. This forced companies specialized in the sector, such as Midway, to enter the console market and stop producing arcade machines.
Recently, in 2026, the evolution of arcade video games has been scientifically studied as a process of cultural evolution. Dr. Valverde's article analyzes thousands of games to observe how different genres emerge, diversify, and disappear. It shows that innovation and collaboration among developers favor the survival of genres. In contrast, when imitation predominates and innovation is lacking, some genres enter a period of decline and eventually collapse.[64][65]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n4765ftlk5sxhgd5low6rqbd/bafkreihmgmfzshi7vs4qlu77ey3egax44xfxegrjt4b5inaf5fewl3vwta)
