About:
- The ‘Model Guest House’ located near the foothill of the Indrakeeladri is being developed for setting up the Gaming Garage.
- Facilities provided: Any creative thinker could walk into the Garage to develop a game of choice. The government would provide them with “the necessary software and infrastructure free of cost”. It would also encourage them in commercialising their product.
- Bodies involved: Companies such as the Unity Technologies, Denmark/San Francisco would provide the software. The Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK) of Finland would be knowledge/operational partner.
Comment on Gaming Industry:
- The gaming became an industry with crores of rupees turnover with the rapid development of computers and smartphone technologies.
- The Cabinet in April gave its nod to animations and visual effects, gaming and comics policy to attract the best from the sector and an investment of about ₹6,400 crore by 2020.
