From Internet culture to game culture

A senior Indian game expert working in Vietnam said that our country has only reached 'Internet culture', not yet reaching the level of 'game culture-VHG'.

He explained that VHG means that there are many centers that specialize in gaming, not the present: ' If you go to an Internet shop on Tran Quang Khai Street, Ho Chi Minh City, you will see people reading emails; people browse the web; gamer; webcam chat . That's just Internet culture '.

Moreover, VHG also includes the appearance of game publishers and publishers, awards ceremonies to honor game publishers and producers. Because the game industry is rated equally as the film industry, it even gets higher sales. To be sure, VHG will appear and grow in Vietnam if our country forms a strong, multi-billion dollar game market.

However, the so-called billion-dollar market is not easy, but one-way soon. Although in 2006, the State also recognized the game of the digital content industry - a potential development direction of the Vietnamese economy, but there are still many contradictions in game management, which is' Game of the field. culture, telecommunications-Internet or IT .? ', or' How to support game businesses? ',' Is it reasonable to limit 5 hours of play / day? '.

In the first meeting of Vietnam ICT in 2007 held on March 16, 2007 in Ho Chi Minh City, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Transport and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong told IT businesses that he was "ready to listen." 'All comments on IT policies in general and games in particular. However, in this context, the dynamic private sector still invested heavily in the game, the most remarkable thing this month is the opening of NIIT Vietnam Game Developer program. So what does this program mean?

First of all, thanks to game human resource training programs that game companies will reduce the burden on personnel. Mr. Phung Viet Hung, GameLoft's Studio Manager (GL) in Vietnam said: ' In early 2006, GL's staff in Vietnam only had 60 people, now it is over 100 people and this number will increase even further. ' . Because GameLoft is an independent developer, taking on from development to release, Mr. Hung said that the demand for human resources showed no sign of reduction. VN will need experts in the field of Q&A (test game) and project coordination.

Sharing the same view, Mr. Ngo Trong Vy - general director of CyberWorld, in the field of developing online games, Vietnam first needs to buy copyright, then localize the game. but first is the language (Vietnameseization), followed by the graphics (costumes) and then the way to play. Typically, TGA wants to localize the items and costumes in the Football King game to suit Vietnam, so it needs a lot of experienced and skilled professionals, especially in the field of graphics. Most of the personnel who are doing these jobs at CyberWorld are trained in the company.

A senior Indian game expert emphasized that the game development industry is divided into two distinct segments: the domestic market or the local market and the international market. A strong team of game personnel - carrying out production or localizing games - will ensure Vietnam's good service to the domestic market and thereby serve as a stepping stone to reaching out to the world. This is the experience of the Chinese game industry in the last 5 years. The domestic market is a significant part of the billion dollar pie.

And first of all, before Vietnam can get a game based on the storyline and character system of Vietnam, designed by Vietnamese experts or even built on the engine of Vietnam, we need mechanics. Edition - game developers. This is the key to gradually forming an 'ecosystem' that includes many subjects of a dynamic gaming industry.