PORTALJABAR, BANDUNG CITY - Good news comes for creative economy players in the gaming industry subsector.

The West Java Tourism and Culture Office together with the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information's Human Resources Development Agency, Digital Talent Scholarship Talent Scouting Academy (DTS TSA), and Agate Academy, officially launched the TSA Game Fest program.

TSA Game Fest, which was launched on Saturday (29/6/2024), is a program implemented under the guidance of Agate Academy, one of the largest game studios in West Java.

This program is a series of Talent Scouting Academy in the form of training events and competitions to support the growth of new talents in the national gaming industry.

This activity was held in order to increase human resources in accordance with the needs of the gaming industry.

The launching procession was carried out in the Creative Arts Public Room of the West Java Disparbud Office, along with workshop activities with the theme 'Game Industry Talks' with expert speakers, namely Kris Antoni as CEO of Toge Production, and Banu Andaru Andhimuka as CEO of Ikan Asin Production.

Present at the inauguration was Plh. Head of the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information's Center for Professional Development and Certificates, Anny Triana, and Head of the West Java Tourism and Culture Department, Benny Bachtiar, who was represented by Rispiaga as Head of the Tourism Industry Division, as well as a number of game industry players from West Java.

"This program is aimed at students who we provide additional knowledge and skills. We hope that through this activity many young talents in West Java will get the opportunity to develop their ideas into real games," said Anny Triana.

Moreover, it is believed that the gaming industry can become a leading subsector in West Java. Therefore, it is hoped that this activity will provide opportunities for the younger generation to innovate and develop their abilities.

"We express our appreciation for the collaboration of this activity. The West Java Provincial Government welcomes the implementation of this activity, as is our joint effort to provide opportunities for creative economy actors to develop even better. Because apart from tourism, there is also a creative economy with 17 subsectors including the gaming industry. So "Because of that, we consider this collaboration and innovation very important," said Rispiaga.

"The TSA Game Fest program can perfect what we have been running so far. Applications and games have enormous potential. Thank God, West Java contributes to creative economy by 26% percent but it is still very small in the games industry, namely 0.06 percent. The hope is that games can contribute even more," he added.

The TSA Game Fest program is combined into several activities. The first is the Game Jam session (12-21 July 2024) where 40 teams will compete to make game demos.

In the second stage, the 20 selected teams will take part in training with mentors (5-30 August 2024).

Next, the 10 selected teams will carry out Game Polishing, namely carrying out the process of improving the games that have been created (9-20 September 2024).

The final stage is the Offline Game Showcase where 10 teams will showcase their work which can be seen by the general public (28-29 September 2024).

Later, the jury will select the best team and pass the preliminary stage. The winner of the competition is entitled to a total prize of IDR 30 million.