Local Games in the Global Market
The first Indonesian Games Day was held on August 8, established at a time when the games industry is growing rapidly in the country. Newzoo, a global market research agency, noted that Indonesia is ranked 24th in the world, and second in Southeast Asia, based on the value of the game industry. In 2015, revenues from the video game market in Indonesia reached US$321 million, up 56 percent over the previous year. This is not just an urban development, but a phenomenon happening across the country. In Palembang, youths from Game Developer Palembang released a number of games that are now available on Play Store. A humble port worker in Makassar produced easy-to-play games and they are now marketed through EducaStudio. Tempo English reports on their creative endeavors.
August 23, 2016
A Dream of Viral Games
Game Dev Palembang, a game-developer community in South Sumatra's capital city, is paving the way for members to improve their skills, especially in creating mobile games.
REZI Apriliansyah is never far from his smartphone. Not only does he use it for calls and messaging, he also plays several games on it whenever he has free time. One of the games he plays is Flappy Bird, a simple mobile game in which the player must na
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