Shagun Shah

Shah continues, "Some of the key areas of work include being an artist, where you actually draw things out to determine the look and feel of the game. Then there is the designer, whose job is similar to that of an architect, in the sense that he will tell the developer, 'Listen, I need all these things to happen and you have to make it work.' Apart from that, you also have product development. This is a very business-focused aspect of the whole process, where your job is to figure out how the game will make money. And then there are other periphe al components such as content writing and marketing."

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He also says that it's vital to remember that India's gaming industry is a young one that's been around for about 20 years. It was essentially an offshoot of the IT industry, with developers and software experts who didn't want to continue with that profession eventually switching careers. That's why a lot of the gaming studios set up shop in Bengaluru, following the city's IT boom. "So, there is a genuine scope of getting a job within this sector in the country," Shah says, adding that his talk is meant to give a leg-up to people who want to exploit this opportunity.

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