Online gaming industry come together to set up skill gaming institute?

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  1. In a bid to fight negative perception and misinformation about gaming, online gaming companies have come together to set up a Skilled Online Games Institute (SOGI).
  2. The institute has members from prominent gaming companies on its board and is backed by All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) and eGamers and Players Welfare Association (EPWA).
  3. It is in the process of roping in members of academia covering all the Industry, social, legal and psychological aspects of the industry, officials said
  4. Headquartered in Gurgaon, the institute has entered into a collaboration with IIM Bangalore, IIT Roorkee, and National University of Judicial Sciences Kolkata.
  5. To train people in technical, management and legal aspects of the gaming sector.
  6. The institute is also in talks with many international institutions for the potential training and tie-ups, officials said.
  7. The mission of SOGI is to be the repository of knowledge concerning all aspects of this industry, positive and negative.
  8. Which will allow for a balanced debate, to ensure that Indian companies can continue to participate in this industry that has great potential.
  9. And can compete with its international peers in a responsible manner said Amrit Kiran Singh, president of the institute.
  10. Singh who previously worked as CEO of Jack Daniels in South and Southeast Asia for over two decades, said negative perception based on misinformation.
  11. Has the potential to damage the industry which is still in its nascent stages in India.
  12. Over the past five years, it online gaming industry got off to a flying start but for regulation to keep up with its growth.
  13. It is the responsibility of the industry to ensure that there is a free flow of authentic facts and data on all facets of the industry so that decisions regarding the industry are based on hard facts singh told ET.
  14. There is a vacuum today, resulting in decisions that could damage the $3 billion online gaming industry.
  15. Globally, Singh said, online gaming is double the size of movie and music industries together.
  16. Some of the negatives of the industry can be minimised by the use of technology.
  17. Adding that SOGI intends to work with the regulators to use its knowledge base.
  18. To maximise the benefits of this industry to the Indian economy while minimising its negative aspects of video games.

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