CAPE TOWN - Cape Town is gearing up to host over 300 professionals from around the world for the Africa Games Week, the largest gathering of African game developers in the world.
Set for February 23 to 25, 2022, the event aims to shine a spotlight on the creatives and gaming business opportunities around the African continent.
In previous years, Africa Games Week has seen big international brands come together, including PlayStation, Ubisoft, Nintendo, Sega, Focus, Devolver, Landfall and more.
The City of Cape Town is the host and sponsor of this year's gathering, which will be a hybrid event made up of master classes by international speakers, workshops, round-table discussions and games pitching competitions.
“Gaming is fast becoming one of the most important and innovative sectors in technology.
“It has become an area that cuts across other industries, creating solutions in entertainment and education,” said City of Cape Town Mayco member for safety and security, JP Smith.
“It also has the potential to create jobs and investment opportunities.
“Cape Town has become the country’s top game development destination, with roughly 60% of game development studios based here.
“Through events such as Africa Games Week, we hope that emerging game developers can connect with international publishers, distributors and software developers in order to secure investment for their ventures,” Smith said.
“With excellent infrastructure in place, including connectivity, favourable working conditions and a stable local government, these goals are achievable.”
Between 2003 and December 2018, Cape Town’s ICT sector ranked third in terms of capital expenditure on the continent.
Given the global demand for software design and development, Cape Town is in a unique position to become a global innovation hub.
Africa Games Week will feature three conferences under its banner, including Make Games Africa, Games for Change Africa and Africa StreamCon, a gathering of online content streamers.
To get your tickets visit gamesweek.africa
Cape Times