D.P.Roy Choudhury Association, Department of Animation, organized a Career Guidance programme cum Alumni Interaction on “Recent Trends in Gaming Industry” on 29.10.2022 at 11.30 a.m. in the Animation Academic Lab – I of our college premises.
Mr.M. Abdul Aziz Hakkim, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Animation, welcomed the gathering. Mr.SanthanaBharathy (2011-14), Lead Game Developer, Sports Tech Pvt. Ltd., acted as the alumni and guide.
He addressed that the COVID-19 pandemic inadvertently led to a tremendous growth in the gaming industry, as people had to stay home to be safe. Movies and online gaming became major sources of entertainment and the implementation of newer technologies in game production led to radical transformations, making online gaming even more outstanding and interactive than ever before. He also explained the concepts of AR Gaming, Gaming with Crypto-currency, Gaming and 5G, Cloud-based Gaming, Competitive Gaming and e-Sports. With the increasing use of smart-phones globally, the mobile gaming industry is expected to continue its upward growth and cross over 1.5 billion users by 2022. He concluded that the gaming industry is expected to latch onto this trend of invest and profit from the segment of players.
The programendedsuccessfully and received a positive feedback from the students. Totally,28 students were benefitted throughthis program.