Carrot and Joystick; The Future of Australian Video Games
Think: Business Futures
English - October 06, 2020 05:44 - 26 minutes - ★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness Society & Culture Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
You’ve probably heard of Flappy bird, and you’ve definitely heard of Fruit Ninja and Temple Run. Little did you know, those games were developed in Australia. And despite their global popularity and literally billions of downloads, the domestic game deployment industry can’t seem to get past the first level.
In anticipation of this evening’s budget, the Australian video game industry have asked for a 30% refundable tax offset and a restored Interactive Games Fund for video game development to be featured in the 2020-2021 Federal Budget.
Joining us today is Ron Curry, CEO of the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA), Australia’s industry body for game developers.
You’ve probably heard of Flappy bird, and you’ve definitely heard of Fruit Ninja and Temple Run. Little did you know, those games were developed in Australia. And despite their global popularity and literally billions of downloads, the domestic game deployment industry can’t seem to get past the first level.
In anticipation of this evening’s budget, the Australian video game industry have asked for a 30% refundable tax offset and a restored Interactive Games Fund for video game development to be featured in the 2020-2021 Federal Budget.
Joining us today is Ron Curry, CEO of the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA), Australia’s industry body for game developers.