Games for Change unveils second summit in Abu Dhabi
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Games for Change and AD Gaming announced that the second Games for Change Middle East Summit will take place in Abu Dhabi from December 14 to December 17.
The Games for Change summit will bring global and local leaders in gaming and esports to Abu Dhabi to support the growth of the gaming industry in the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries.
The event has support from the U.S. Mission to the UAE. And it is expected to attract hundreds of international and UAE-based game developers to Abu Dhabi, a capital of the Middle East’s fast-growing gaming industry and an emerging global gaming hub, with over 70 gaming companies now creating content in the emirate.
Given the UAE’s community of gamers, the summit aims to support the industry’s growth in the region by developing local talent, deepening international business relationships, and promoting sustainable and socially responsible business growth. I’m actually going to be a speaker at the event in my first trip there.
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Nine out of ten adults in the UAE play video games, and 23% are frequent gamers playing at least 11 hours per week. The per capita industry spend on gaming in the UAE is amongst the highest in the world.
In its second year, the summit features an expanded focus on esports to cultivate the relatively new regional esports community. As local universities begin to add esports as a program track to game development programs, and educators increasingly
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