Hello Games, the developer of "No Man's Sky," has announced the creation of a platform, which it calls Hello Labs, to provide funding for small gaming projects. The gaming company wants to use the platform to support other small developers.
According to a report from IGN, the announcement was made by Hello Games founder Sean Murray during his session at the 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC) at Moscone Center San Francisco, California. He said the platform will be supporting small developers who are creating games that are "experimental focused," or procedural generation.
The report said that Hello Labs would be providing support to one or two projects at a time. The founder even confirmed that they are currently supporting already one project in active development.
GameRant reported that Murray said they are "betting hard on the future of procedural games." He said that it was cool for him to be able to say to talented people that they are "looking for that kind of thing."
The report adds that Murray's bet on the future of procedural games is already paying off, as others are seeing what he's seeing. This is evident in "No Man's Sky" winning the innovation award during the 2017 GDC.
The innovation used in making the game can be seen in the figures that Murray has shared during the presentation. He said the massive world of "No Man's Sky" only used 300MB worth of actual data.
Speaking of "No Man's Sky, IGN added in its report that an update is already in the works for the game. Murray said at the conference that he is "busy working on a current update."
The Hello Games founder also reflected that "No Man's Sky" began as a hobby for him, and up to this day he still considers it as one. Check out the gameplay of "No Man's Sky" in the video below.
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