The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Hwang Hee) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (Director Hyeon-rae Cho, hereinafter referred to as Konjinwon) are working to discover successful cases of K-games’ overseas expansion and to strengthen the competitiveness of local small and medium-sized game companies. Global Webtoon Games)’ and recruiting participating companies by the 27th.
Conjin One takes charge of the payment and operation of game production subsidies for the ‘Global Webtoon Games’ business, leading the participation of small and medium-sized game companies along with 11 regional global game centers across the country. We will provide continuous support until 2023.
Exhibitors are 8 types of webtoon IP presented ▲Noblesse (Jeho Son/Kwangsu Lee) ▲Pig cage (Kanbi Kim/Beomsik Cheon) ▲Lesa (POGO) ▲Sound of the Heart (Jo Seok) ▲Reaper Boy (Ryu) ▲Spiritfingers (Han Police) ▲ Today too, Lovely Dog (Lee Hye) ▲ Appearance-oriented (Park Tae-Jun), etc., should be used to create mobile-based game contents. The development build must be completed by November 2022, and development of the commercial version of the game must be completed by October 2023.
Applicants must be individuals or corporations with experience in game content development or the ability to develop them, and must be located outside of Seoul. However, companies located in Seoul can participate only if they plan to relocate their headquarters to the region or form a consortium led by a company located in the region.
Based on the understanding of the webtoon IP, a total of around 5 companies are selected by evaluating the understanding of the task and the originality of planning, focusing on the understanding of the original, which evaluates whether it is properly implemented in the game.
In particular, unlike existing support projects, subsidies will be differentially paid according to the selection and evaluation ranking so that superior game contents can be developed through competition, and up to 600 million won will be paid out. 1st to 3rd place can receive up to 300 million won per company, 4th to 5th place can receive up to 100 million won, and additional support can be received until 2023 according to the result evaluation rankings for renegotiation at the end of this year.
‘Global Webtoon Games’ is a project promoted as a result of a business agreement signed in February between Conjinone, Google Play, and Naver Webtoon to produce games using webtoon IP and enter overseas markets. It is expected that a great synergy effect will occur through unprecedented encounters and attempts by establishing a triangular squadron.
Through this project, Naver Webtoon plans to provide free webtoon IP licenses with high recognition abroad and high probability of success in gamification, and support domestic and overseas marketing to lead the success of game contents. In order to meet billions of users around the world, Google Play will not only support the launch of the App Market, but also provide full support such as support for local customized promotions, education and consulting.
Furthermore, the three organizations plan to discover and promote various contribution projects for small and medium-sized game companies, the backbone of the domestic game industry, to promote mutual growth based on a public-private partnership system.
Hyeon-rae Cho, director of Conjinwon, said, “It is a meaningful project where Conjinwon, Google Play, and Naver Webtoon are working together to discover the potential and success cases of content IP that crosses genres through an attempt to recreate the popular K-webtoon into a game.” , “Above all, in this project, Conjin One, as a public institution, focused on shared growth by adding a public perspective such as nurturing small and medium-sized game companies and balanced regional development.”
More detailed information and how to apply can be found through the notice posted on the Conjinwon website and e-Nara Help. Companies wishing to apply for the project can apply through e-Narado by 3 pm on Wednesday, April 27, with the qualifications and application documents ready.
Meanwhile, Conjin One has been supporting the creation and operation of regional global game centers since 2015 so that there are no difficulties in game development in the region. Local global game centers can receive all necessary support for game development, such as game production and occupancy space support, talent cultivation, and export support. ▲ It is being operated in 11 regions including Chungbuk.
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