Gutspiller
05-07-2004, 02:43 PM
Q: What would stop a publisher from looking at Asia and/or the Eastern block for video game development?
A: Culturally, Australia is more inline and more in sync with the US and we speak English. Asia and the Eastern block may be cheaper for developing games, but the cultural differences really impact the design process and the language makes it difficult to move at a quicker pace.
Q: Aside from the large number of available workers, what do you believe will entice large US publishers/developers to outsource in Australia?
A: The video game industry in Australia already has a number of mature, stable, proven developers and we are expanding. Our government is taking a big interest in this industry. That interest has translated into government incentives to foreign companies to setup shop/outsource in Australia.
PCGameWorld.com (http://www.pcgameworld.com/article.php/id/190/)
A: Culturally, Australia is more inline and more in sync with the US and we speak English. Asia and the Eastern block may be cheaper for developing games, but the cultural differences really impact the design process and the language makes it difficult to move at a quicker pace.
Q: Aside from the large number of available workers, what do you believe will entice large US publishers/developers to outsource in Australia?
A: The video game industry in Australia already has a number of mature, stable, proven developers and we are expanding. Our government is taking a big interest in this industry. That interest has translated into government incentives to foreign companies to setup shop/outsource in Australia.
PCGameWorld.com (http://www.pcgameworld.com/article.php/id/190/)