The city will be hosting the fifth edition of the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference (NGDC) to be held on November16 and 17, 2013 at JW Marriott Hotel on Senapati Bapat Road. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), will also organise the first edition of NASSCOM Gaming Forum (NGF) awards, to reward and promote the best minds in game development industry.
The conference is structured in collaboration with the industry, with an advisory board and content selection committee comprising of studio heads of major game companies in India.
The nomination for debut edition of the NGF awards was closed on September 30, 2013. In total, NASSCOM has received 65 nominations for three broad categories; Indie game of the year (25 nominations), Student game of the year (13 nominations) and Game of the year (27 nominations). The entries will be evaluated on the basis of online user voting and also adjudged by a jury.
Expressing his views on the conclave, Rajesh Rao, chairman, NASSCOM Gaming Forum, said, “This year NGF awards will be a good inspiration for game developers in the country. NGDC aims to build an inclusive gaming eco-system in India, as the country’s gaming industry has been witnessing rapid change, and has been evolving over the past few years.”
On the sidelines of the conference, NASSCOM will also organise activities like “Bring your own Game” (BYOG), Game Showcase Trailers, Indie Elevator Pitch and Adobe Game Jam. (For more information log on to www.nasscom.in)
NASSCOM is India’s premier trade body and the chamber of commerce for the IT software and services industry in India. It is a global trade body with nearly 1300 members, of which over 250 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China.
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