The Karnataka government has embarked on an ambitious plan to make the State a skill epicentre for animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality (AVGC-XR) that can support the growth of the sector nationally and globally, revealed Priyank Kharge, Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology here on Friday.
According to the Minister, active collaboration between the industry, government and academia is required to develop the proposed AVGC-XR skill epicentre. “The Bengaluru/ Karnataka has all the right elements to become big in AVGC-XR. Such an epicentre will also comprise incubators, accelerators, IP creators and R&D activities,’‘ he said.
He urged the industry players to work towards making the AVGC-XR skill epicentre a reality for Bengaluru and Karnataka. “I am promising my undivided attention and full support from the ministry to accomplish this task,’‘ he assured.
