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Johana Riquier: “Gaming as a driver for economic growth in the global south”

PreMortem.Games

Gaming can create jobs, promote entrepreneurship and drive investment in infrastructure and education. But also associated occupations as esports and streaming add to that. For example in Senegal, where the level of education is quite low, financial institutions look at games and gamified apps to teach people financial literacy.”

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£2.3m programme funds new Games Innovation Zone in the UK

GamesIndustry.biz

The new Games Innovation Zone is split across a collaboration space and an area dedicated to testing and playing, and aims at gathering academics, local developers, and esports pros, among others. The University of Surrey in the UK has just opened a Games Innovation Zone in Guildford, as part of a £2.3

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Axie Infinity (Part 2): Redemption or Ruin?

Deconstructor of Fun

There is plenty of precedent for this in traditional eSports, where only an elite cadre of players (professionals) are able to earn money, so it’s an approach that does at least work in principle. In this way the focus of the game becomes more on rewarding highly competitive players rather than everybody. Source: Sky Mavis.

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2021 Predictions #4 Contenders Throwdown for Supercell's Mid-Core Crown

Deconstructor of Fun

This is done through in-depth research, insights, and case studies as well as innovative marketing solutions and education materials. Not to mention that MOBAs are very streamable, so in addition to all the free installs, the game will also grow with support from influencers - and perhaps even esports.

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