Video game developers encounter funding woes

An attendee plays a virtual reality game while wearing an HTC Corp. Vive VR headset during the Macau Gaming Show (MGS) in Macau, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. Macau regulators are strengthening their oversight of the almost $30 billion casino industry as they plan to release details next year of the renewal process for operators. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Hezekiah Olopade has just received a lesson in building video games.

Now that his virtual reality-based escape room has been built, however, the 26-year-old University of Central Florida student must find a way to pay for its development if he wants to push forward with his team of five. That means trying to get investors to play the game.