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RSS FeedsAustralian Government Stays Silent On Support For Game Development
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21 february 2017 01:43:21

 
Australian Government Stays Silent On Support For Game Development
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It has been nearly a full year since a report was tabled with the Australian Government praising the country`s game development industry. The report recommended that large amounts of federal support be provided to build upon the explosive growth the industry has exhibited in recent years.So, what was the Australian Government`s response? So far, nothing.Senator Scott Ludlam of the Australian Greens party launched an inquiry into the future of the Australian game development industry on Jun 22, 2015, attempting to gather information on the current state of it, and to speak with industry experts about what the future might hold.The resulting report was lodged on April 29, 2016. Within, a committee of senators from around Australia recommended that the Australian government reinstate its support of the game development industry in a big way, including the establishment of a funding scheme based on the Australian Interactive Games Fund--a refundable tax offset for Australian games expenditure that was axed in 2014--and the encouragement and financial support of shared working spaces modelled on the success of The Arcade in Melbourne, amongst other related recommendations.The Australian-developed Armello was nominated for the Excellence in Visual Art at the 2016 IGFThese recommendations were given based on 111 tabled submissions from games industry representatives, and public hearings from 22 industry, education, and government screen agency representatives.Jonny Roses--legal and policy council for the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association--released an article with MCV Pacific this week, noting the fact that nothing has been heard from the Australian government on the subject, more than 300 days since the report was filed. According to Roses, this is significant. `Due to a Senate resolution in 1973, the Australian Government has been required to respond to Senate committee reports within three months of tabling. This means we should have seen a response to ...


 
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