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By Bollywood Hungama -

October 15, 2003 - 12:00 AM IST

The Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) is organising Pune's annual gaming event 'Gamestorm' on March 28, 2009 with the aim of spreading awareness about opportunities in gaming.

The half day event, with five sessions on various aspects of gaming, will have companies like DSK SuppInfoGame, Leadtek, Seamedu, ID Animation and Arts, SQS India and NRG Gaming Solutions participating.

Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Medha Kulkarni, Manager, MCCIA (IT, Animation & Gaming Sub-Committee) shared, "We have organized sessions on the game industry and careers, game concept and content development, sound design and game testing, amongst others. We are targeting gaming enthusiasts, professionals and parents as well as these are going to help us in spreading the awareness about the career opportunities in the industry."

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Talking about the gaming industry, Kulkarni said, "There is tremendous opportunity in gaming in the worldwide market and India, as of now, has a minor share. We want to spread more and more awareness about gaming, so that people start realizing the potential of the industry. What we also need is support from the central and state governments."

According to Kulkarni, MCCIA has also proposed a draft policy named AVGC (Animation, VFX, Gaming and Comics) to the state government "Training is one of the core components of the industry and since institutes require good infrastructure, we have appealed the central government to give industry status to educational institutes."

Talking about the global economic slowdown, she said that the recession has hit almost each and every sector but that doesn't mean that there aren't any opportunities. "In due course of time we will see improvements," she concluded.

The event will also see the announcement of a contest, 'Acting in Harmony' where participants will have to create a game or animation entry using the Vkorus platform.