UK Game Industry Set to Grow Significantly

TIGA is a video game industry trade show representing the UK. The association recently revealed their ambitions to inject growth into the UK games industry. Their vision stems from a place of passion as Dr. Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, states: “Our vision is to make the UK the best place in the world for games development, games education and games service providers. Our ambition is for the UK video games industry to grow strongly over the next five years, with full-time employment in the development sector expanding to over 20,000 by 2022. We have set out a clear, cogent and compelling policy agenda to achieve this in Reinforcing Success“.

TIGA’s five-year plan is laid out across several steps with key goals to work toward. These include:

Each of these goals works in service of ensuring the UK becomes a globally recognized center for games education and professional development in the workforce. Reaching these goals won’t be easy, but TIGA has measures set in place to ensure the industry continues rising. The most significant measures include:

 

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