AMMAN — The Jordan Gaming Lab, a
King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) project, is set to host the Global
Mobile Games Industry Conference next November, in cooperation with the Jordan
Gaming Task Force (JGTF), within the activities of the 11th Jordan Gaming
Summit for 2022, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
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KAFD Director Saeb Al-Hasan said the event is an
opportunity for Jordanian youth and game developers to look first-hand at the
latest developments in the sector, contribute to putting Jordan on the
industry’s map and enhance its role as a regional hub for the sector, underlining
KAFD’s support to Jordanian game developers partaking in the conference.
Nour Khrais, Chairman of the JGTF and CEO of
Maysalward, a Jordanian software company and a technical partner of the Jordan
Gaming Lab, pointed out that the Jordan Gaming Summit will be launched in
cooperation with Pocket Gamer Connects (PGC) Jordan, owned by Steel Media Ltd.,
a global company that organizes prominent events in the video games sector.
The conference will also host global companies
specialized in developing
mobile video games and a number of speakers to
discuss the latest developments in game making and means of promotion,
publication, and generating income, offering Jordanian, Arab, and international
developers to network and connect through workshops and discussions.
Winners of the 12th edition of the App Challenge, a
competition for 14 to 16-year-old school students, will also be announced
during the conference, Khrais noted.
For the third year, PGC Jordan’s conference will
include a global competition for best independent developers, giving a chance
for independent developers to showcase their games to a group of prominent
specialists, strategic partners, and investors.
This year’s conference, which is expected to bring together
about 500 people, focuses on e-sports and how they have become a part of global
sports and provides an opportunity for youth to compete for e-sports prizes.
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