Video Games: More than Just a Game: The Unknown Successes of Latin American and Caribbean Studios
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Sep 2019
Subject
Innovation;
Women Entrepreneurs;
Creative Economy;
Media and Communication;
Intellectual Property;
Creative Industry;
Video Game
JEL code
O30 - Innovation • Research and Development • Technological Change • Intellectual Property Rights: General
Country
Colombia;
Argentina;
Peru;
Brazil;
Uruguay;
Chile;
Mexico;
El Salvador;
Ecuador;
Paraguay;
Costa Rica;
Venezuela
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
In Video Games: More than Just a Game, you will get to know 50 Latin American and Caribbean studios, their trends, and their successes with over 350 video games. This report will help you understand the industry’s potential as a business, the new role of esports, the impact of video games on women and on the skills for the future. You will be able to see funding schemes, the role of governments in making their industries known on the international market, and the importance of forums for exchanging knowledge. The video games industry has not only succeeded in incorporating cutting-edge technology into the entertainment sector but also into other more traditional sectors such as education and health. Video games are here to stay because they earn more than the motion industry and the highest-grossing movies. We invite you to be part of the most important game in history.
