Karnataka must be leader in AVGC sector: IT Minister Priyank Kharge

BENGALURU: Karnataka strives to tap the growing opportunities in Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) sector, as IT Minister Priyank Kharge told industry leaders in gaming, “We want to ensure Karnataka becomes skilling epicentre for the sector, and have to find ways to create more incubators and accelerators in this sector.”

Karnataka released the draft AVGC-XR policy on Wednesday, and on Friday, experts discussed growing opportunities in the sector. Online skill gaming company Games24x7 in partnership with the Karnataka government launched the gaming industry’s accelerator programme ‘GameTech Accelerate – The Future of Gaming’.