Gaming industry builds platform to help young people start businesses
Gaming industry builds platform to help young people start businesses
Waei, XPEC, Gamania, InterServ, and Hong Kong's Mad Head, the parent company of Tower of Saviors, jointly announced yesterday the establishment of a startup platform, with each company contributing NT$30 million to help young people turn their ideas into reality and to cultivate game development talent in Taiwan.
The Taipei International Game Show opened yesterday, kicking off with the "Game Industry CEO Summit Forum," which invited Waei International chairman Huang Po-hung, Gamania chairman Liu Po-yuan, XPEC Entertainment chairman Hsu Chin-lung, and Hong Kong Mad Head founder Terry Tsang to discuss the 2014 market outlook for the global and Taiwan gaming industries, and how the gaming industry can seize business opportunities amid rapid industrial transformation.
In view of the rise of mobile device gaming and the need for more creative talent, five game companies announced at yesterday's forum the formation of a startup platform, with each company contributing NT$30 million to help young people turn their ideas into reality, and welcomed more game manufacturers and the National Development Fund to join.