Batam Game Developer Create 'Riau Islands Game Show', Rising up the Riau Islands Creative Industry

TRIBUNBATAM.id, BATAM - There are many ways to generate creative industries in the Riau Islands Province.

Like the Batam Game Developer Community has made, for example. 

They held the Riau Islands Game Show located at G Coffee, Pasir Putih, Batam City, last Sunday (14/3/2021).

This event has an open exhibition concept, where the committee invites several studios and campuses in Riau Islands that already have game products, both at the development level and at the release and monetization stages.

Apart from the exhibition, there was also a talk show about the game industry and also the release of 3 local games, namely, 'Leturn: Defense of Magic' from Dream Studio. 

'Who is He: Let Me Out' from 4Happy Studio and Armaegis, all games are original products of Kepri.

Game Dev Batam and Gekrafs Kepri will continue to follow up on this program and later will open a bootcamp or training for people who are interested in developing their own games and interested in making games as work.

This community led by Julio Andriyanto has been established since 2018, starting with 15 members. And currently has more than 100 members. 

The main purpose of the establishment of this community is as a collaborative forum to create quality local games and to revive the game industry in the Riau Islands province. 

"The aspirations of this community are in line with the vision and mission of GEKRAFS (Riau Islands National Creative Movement)," said the General Chairman, Stephane Gerald Martogi Siburian, Tuesday (16/3/2021).

He wants to be a connector for the creative industry in Riau Islands through various programs to empower the creative industry in a tangible and measurable manner. 

The Kepri Gekrafs, which was just formed this year, has started to undergo several concrete programs to help the creative industry in several sub-sectors.

One of these collaborative efforts was manifested in the Riau Islands Game Show 2021 event with support from the Riau Islands Provincial Government, Batam City Government, the Indonesian Game Association to the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno.

Apart from serving as Minister, Sandiaga Uno is known as the Chairman of the Central Gekrafs Advisory Board. 

This event was also attended by DPD RI members, Kepri Senator Ir. H. Ria Saptarika, M.Eng, Governor of Riau Islands, Ansar Ahmad, S.E., M.M. represented by the Head of Dispar Kepri Drs. Buralimar, M.Si, Deputy Mayor of Batam Amsakar Achmad, S.Sos, M.Si.