Ciò che i milioni di sussidi per la scena del gioco di Zurigo, il cantone di Zurigo, investe 4,5 milioni di CHF nel settore dei giochi locali. Dovrebbe dare una spinta al settore. Il cuore della scena è una sala in Oerlikon.

We’re finally getting more funding for the game development industry in Switzerland. In case you’re not aware, the budget (country-wide) for Games so far has been around 1 Million per year, while Films get around 50 Million if I recall correctly.

Zurich definitely isn’t the only place in the country where people develop games (Geneva and Lausanne are other important hubs, and there’s little bits of activity almost everywhere), but with the ZHdK Game Design and the Swiss Game Hub and this new funding program, there’s a lot going on.

I like how the article tackles the fact that the Hub and its mentorships can pick up the more economic side of game development that aren’t necessarily taught at art school.

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