– Operating a Korean joint pavilion with 7 local game companies at an international game B2B event held in France
– Proof of global competitiveness by achieving 93 contract consultations through programs such as biz matching and networking parties
– KOCCA operates global game centers in 11 major regions across the country and supports local game companies from various angles
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Park Bo-gyun) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (Chairman Hyun-Rae Cho, hereafter referred to as KOCCA) jointly participated in the international game B2B event ‘Game Connection Europe 2022 (GCE 2022)’ held in Paris, France from November 3 to 4 He said that the operation of the tube was successfully completed.
Game Connection Europe is an international B2B event with over 1,500 developers, publishers, and suppliers participating yearly. KOCCA participated in the Korea Pavilion for the first time this year to promote the excellent competitiveness of local games and to expand the market to the global stage based on this.
Participating companies include ▲Visuallight (Daejeon) ▲Soul Games (Gyeonggi) ▲Skywalk (Gyeonggi) ▲Studio VR (Gyeonggi) ▲Wide Brain (Jeonnam) ▲WeaverActive (Chungnam) ▲Flying Stone (Daegu). Company participated. Among them, Visual Light, Weaver Active, and Flying Stone are also tenants of Global Game Centers in Daejeon, Chungnam, and Daegu, operated by KOCCA, respectively.
◆ Proving the global competitiveness of local games in Korea. A total of 93 biz matches were completed.
In this Korea Pavilion, various programs were held focusing on overseas export support, such as ▲biz matching consultation ▲networking parties and ▲local expert lectures. Various genres of games were introduced to overseas stakeholders, such as ▲Xsolla ▲505 Games ▲Société Générale, etc. As a result, a total of 93 business consultations were conducted at this event.
On the 2nd, the day before the exhibition, a lecture by local experts was held for participating companies. Baek Jang-mi, CEO of Spanish game company Melbot Studio, provided local information to participating companies ahead of biz matching through a lecture on European game market trends. In addition, individual booths and local interpreters were provided for exhibition operation and export consultation, allowing smooth consultations with publishers and buyers around the world.
In addition, KOCCA held a conference under the theme of ‘Regional game and e-sports industry promotion policies in Korea and France’ in cooperation with the Korean Embassy in France, KOCCA European Business Center, and Paris 15th ward office. Deputy Mayor Thierry Ragu, who was in charge of the conference presentation, said, “Through this conference, I would like to have various opportunities for collaboration with Korea, a game powerhouse, such as game development, developer exchange, and hosting of e-sports competitions.”
◆ KOCCA supports local game companies from various angles through the operation of 11 global game centers
Meanwhile, KOCCA has been operating global game centers in major regions across the country since 2015 and has been providing various support projects so that there are no difficulties in game development in the region.
KOCCA Global Game Center operates in 11 regions, including Gyeonggi ▲Gyeongbuk ▲Gwangju ▲Daegu ▲Daejeon ▲Busan ▲Ulsan ▲Jeonnam ▲Jeonbuk ▲Chungnam ▲Chungbuk. You can get everything you need for game development, including support.
“The strength of local game companies is diversity,” said Hye-eun Lee, head of KOCCA’s regional content promotion team.
