With the ‘Create in India Challenge’ gaming winners taking centre stage at the India Pavilion at the prestigious Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, USA, India showcased its rapidly evolving gaming industry

The pavilion also served the purpose of highlighting a new media and entertainment platform that India was creating in WAVES — that would have its inaugural edition opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 1 in Mumbai — and which would showcase global talent.

According to an official statement, Consul General of India, San Francisco, Dr. K. Srikar Reddy, inaugurated the India Pavilion with other senior government officials in attendance. The GDC, being held from March 17-21, is the world’s largest and most influential event for game developers and industry professionals, featuring lectures, panels, and exhibitions on game design, technology and related business trends.

A key focus of the India Pavilion, the statement added, was to promote the upcoming World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES), scheduled to take place in Mumbai from May 1-4. Organised by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) and spearheaded by National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), WAVES is poised to be a premier platform aimed at bringing the global media & entertainment industry’s attention to India. It will foster trade, innovation, and cross-border collaborations, positioning India as the Content Hub of the World.

The pavilion at GDC features cutting-edge exhibitors and innovators, highlighting India’s rapidly evolving gaming industry. It showcases some of the country’s leading game development companies, including Nazara Technologies and WinZO, alongside the IGDC 2024 Award winners —Wala Interactive, Brewed Games, Xigma Games and Singular Scheme —renowned for their creativity and excellence in game development.

Additionally, the pavilion is spotlighting champions of Bharat Tech Triumph Season 3, a challenge under Create in India Challenge as part of WAVES.

The India pavilion also is serving as a strategic platform for collaboration, connecting Indian gaming companies with global developers, publishers, and investors. By facilitating dialogues on co-production, technology partnerships, and content distribution, the pavilion will help unlock new growth opportunities for Indian studios in the global gaming market.