AI is the disruptive technology that we are seeing in the gaming industry. It is efficient, and has good cost-saving and time-saving development processes, said Krafton India CEO Sean Sohn
“What we really need is commitment to better talent since India is late to the video gaming industry. A large part of those who have created success are not sitting in India. Hence, we have to invest thousands of dollars to build gaming titles,” says Rajan Navani, Founder & CEO, JetSynthesys
The generation that is spending time gaming, is not reachable on TV or newspaper. Monetisation will happen by brands getting engaged with consumers in very unique way, says Navani
Sai Srinivas Kiran G, Co-Founder, CEO, Mobile Premier League said, “There will be Indian ways of monetisation like free-to-play market, there is PCG market that is paid competition and there is scope for in-gaming monetisation as well.”
Krafton India CEO said, “There was a global perception that Indian market is not the market where you can make money, only a good number of active users. But with BGMI and other games, we have realised that it is not similar to the other countries. We saw that one or two best gamers in the channel have started to make money.”
Talking about the new gaming rules announced by the government, Sai Srinivas Kiran G, Co-Founder, CEO, Mobile Premier League, said, “In this internet age, we need a framework that can be discussed and debated and updated with time.”
Technology and hybrid work are valuable tools in an organisation’s arsenal to plug leaks in the women talent pipeline, Microsoft India COO Irina Ghose and SAP Labs India’s Sindhu Gangadharan said at Business Today Tech Today Congress session titled ‘Women in Tech. Leaking Pipeline. Missing Talent’
Regarding managing attrition among the women workforce, Irina Ghose, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft India, pointed out that the pandemic showed that hybrid is the future. “Hybrid is giving women the highest flexibility. More women than men are saying they would stay back if they are given hybrid option," she said
Sindhu Gangadharan, Managing Director & SVP, SAP Labs India, said HR is just one element of a larger picture in enabling more women to stay back in the workforce. “Tech can help remove some of those biases (at the hiring stage). AI-based tech can scan through thousands of candidates and find the best possible match. We need to embrace tech even more, and of course have the right policies and practices in place that give (women) support in different phases of their career," she said