IGDC 2024: Parents back kids’ gaming dreams, look for interventions in formal education
The Hindu
Youngsters take over India Game Developer Conference, parents support gaming careers, call for formal education in gaming industry.
The final day of the India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) was taken over by youngsters. Participants as young as four years old accompanied by their parents, could be seen exploring various stalls, trying out new games and asking questions, reaffirming the panelists’ opinion of dynamic career prospects in the gaming industry.
The parents looked equally excited holding the joysticks and manoeuvring the characters on the screens installed across the venue, signifying the improved acceptance for gaming in India.
“Gaming plays a significant role in the neurological development of a child and improves cognitive skills. I got my son here so he could enjoy and learn. For a developing country like ours, I see this as a domain with very bright prospects for the future,” said Dr. Lakshmi, a paediatrician from Green Hills in Hyderabad who had arrived with her 6-year-old son Mokshetra.
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Syed Imran, 42, a father of four, visited the IGDC for the third time this year. “My kids are always on their phones playing so many complex games. This place gives me the hope that they are not just playing to kill time. My eldest son is pursuing AI engineering, and the others are still in high school. By the looks of it, they seem to be entering this industry in their career. As parents, we are in full support of it,” he said.
Opposed to the popular belief that ‘gaming is not a serious career’, parents at the venue seemed not only convinced but supportive about their kids taking the unconventional paths.
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