Pakistan Software Export Board’s (PSEB) organized an Animation, Gaming, and Visual Art Development training program in order to make highly trained workforce available to Pakistani IT companies.
A group of fresh IT graduates from Southern Punjab and professionals from PSEB’s member companies were trained in animation, gaming and visual art development technologies.
This free of cost, four-week training program, was focused on Data Structures, Game Development Processes, Visual Art and Animation Development, Game Market, Publishing and Monetization and Mobile Application Development focused on iPhone and Android platforms.
The mobile software & gaming segment is the fastest growing sector of the IT economy in line with Global gaming industry witnessing a meteoric rise over the past several years.
According to study, the world market for gaming software is expected to be worth approximately $91.96 billion by 2015 as per various credible estimates. The video game industry in the U.S/Canada alone will reach $21.6 billion in sales by 2013.
U.S Gaming Industry is expected to be over three times the size of recorded music industry. In the gaming market, mobile/online gaming segments are expected to grow significantly.
Pakistani IT professionals have already proven their mettle on challenging, hyper competitive newer platforms and technologies of animation, gaming and visual art. Pakistani companies have built mobile software and games for iPhone, Android and Blackberry platforms that have been downloaded tens of millions of times across the world.
In view of the stellar growth statistics of the Gaming Industry, it is pertinent to take steps to bolster the local Gaming Industry through training and development programs.
Zia Imran, Managing Director, Pakistan Software Export Board and Badar Khushnod, Consultant Google Pakistan was also present at the certificate distribution ceremony.
1st of All you should ask Big Game Companies EA(Electronic Arts) to Charge them in Local Price Rates of Rs300 to MAX Rs999 on latest LEGIT Games Like they do for India on their Web-Store known as “EA Store” & Now its knows as “Origin”.
Pakistan is Charged Euro49.99 (Pak Rs6,200) for each new game.
While India in Only Charged at Indian Rs999(Pak Rs1,900) at maximum.
Pakistan Software Export Board’s (PSEB) please Take Realistic Steps to Promote LEGIT GAMING in Pakistan.
when its going to start ?? please reply fast if you have any information
Multi Billion Industry of Gaming id for because of Legit Games, not because of pirated Rs50 DVD games.