Hurdles of Indian Gaming Industry

*So Near yet so Far......*


The Indian online gaming industry has reached newer heights heights with
each passing day, with better games in terms of graphics as well as
user-friendliness are being developed. However, there are still various
areas that need to be worked out. These gridlocks are limiting the scope
of online gaming in India. In this post, I will be talking about some of
the obstructions the Indian Online Gaming Industry is facing.


Global experts think that the Indian industry lags behind in quality as
our games are a mere copy of western concepts and ideas. Well, even I
cannot deny from this point, but not all the credits can be given to the
western games. Indian portals too have come up with good and unfeigned
concepts. However, we have had our share of bottlenecks that have
actually prevented good talent from being recognized on a global scale.
Following is a list of the same :



*Consumer related issues:*


• Anti-gaming culture : Contrary to the developed markets, electronic
gaming is not a part of mainstream culture. The Indian mindset lays
utmost importance to the academics as parents don't want their children
to waste their time on online gaming. Gaming is considered as a forlorn
exercise, as people fear their children getting addicted to it and
'wasting their time'.


• Lack of Online BUZZ!: Indians have abundant opportunities to access
games either offline or on cell phones. The 'Pull factor' lags which is
very essential to attract gamers.


*Prominent hurdles:*


Infrastructure: Low penetration of PCs in households, lack of broadband
connectivity and inefficient cyber cafés is a paramount concern and a
significant roadblock that needs to be overcome.


Quality: A quality creation is the USP of the game. A game having a
striking design, programming and other creative efforts are the factors
to make it a hit. One has be perfectly skilled on individual
responsibilities such as decoding, designing and animation. Lack of
quality manpower is posing a great challenge to game development procedure.


Advanced training: Game development is not a preferred choice of
students. The ‘Anti-gaming’ culture in the society can again be
attributed to the disinterest of students in opting for game development
as a serious career option.


Low on finance: The nascent market is attracting tremendous amount of
funding, but only the major developers are getting the bigger chunk of
the pie. Small scale players are literally untouched by the benefit of
venture funding.


Though India has a long way to go in terms of revenue, market and the
number of gamers, a lot needs to be done to pave the way for consistent
growth in this booming industry.