The social and economic importance of the Games industry is increasingly recognised in the policy. At the opening of the game fair, Gamescom, in Cologne, the organisers welcomed a number of political guests.
The fair was a “great advertisement for the city,” said Cologne’s mayor Henriette Reker. Until Saturday digital games in the exhibition halls as well as distributed in the Rhine metropolis should be present and tangible.
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Armin Laschet, Minister President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, whose largest city is Cologne, Germany, said at the start of the trade fair: “We are the mother country of the German game development”, and referred to the developers of digital games in his state.
The game fair, Gamescom, is launched on Tuesday. To the Scene of the industry are, according to the organizers, up to 25. August around 350,000 visitors expected. Gamescom is the largest trade fair for interactive entertainment. This year, 1000 exhibitors from 50 countries will present themselves.
Long neglected, needed to grow the Gamescom, in the meantime, even more halls, because so many politicians come, said digital Minister of state Dorothee Bär jokingly to the opening. In the past year, the fair was first opened by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, what is regarded in the industry as a knight.
Funding for the Gamer?
Prior to the start of the fair, greater support by game developers has been discussed in Germany. The Federal government has set itself this goal in the coalition agreement. “I believe in a targeted and efficient support for computer games, as well as the specific promotion of Games technology is very important”, had Baer said on Monday the ‘Handelsblatt’.
Last year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre) had been set by the presence of a Signal.
Better funding models could now “be brought on the way,” promised the bear. As the Minister said, will benefit both large and small Studios. “In the autumn we will see in the parliamentary procedure, how much money for computer games is set in the budget in 2019.”
According to the industry Association Game of the market grew in the first half of the year to 40 percent on a turnover of 1.5 billion Euro in Germany. The proportion of “Games made in Germany” fell further and now stands at under six percent. The Association Game had already brought in a private funding concept his ideas in the discussion. The sum of 100 million Euro, which suggests the Game there, “sounds to me realistic,” says Baer.
Criticism of the addiction potential
A lot of German game developers earn with Smartphone Apps now account for more money than with traditional computer games. There is, however, mechanisms that can make people addicted, such as the psychologist Hans-Jürgen Rumpf of the University hospital of Lübeck, in an interview with the news Agency criticised the AFP.
“You can rely on quick profits in the beginning, in the course of the game, but increasingly difficult to reach,” he explains. “So a player has to invest for his reward, more and more time or money.” Especially dangerous games, in which, together with other tasks need to be solved are games, such as online role. “There is a social pressure to play more quickly,” says hull.
The Addiction to video games is on the rise worldwide. In June, the world health organization (WHO) declared it officially to the disease. So far, most of the patients in the therapy centers to the “classic” consoles or the Computer were hooked. However, the more powerful Smartphones, the Apps are, and the more complex, the more dangerous they are for addiction-prone people.
“The Problem on the phone, his constant availability,” says hull. “The user has it. He wants to check the news, waving the game with a notification. This is an appeal, the player can hardly turn it off.”
Spiritual assistance is close
Just in time for the Start of the Gamescom new versions are published, the “Bible for Minecrafter”. In “on the Road with Jesus” and “heroes and villains” stories the Bible tells us “Block for Block” as the Gerth-publisher of the Catholic news Agency confirmed. The first volume of “The unofficial Bible for Minecrafter” in the Comic style, appeared accordingly in 2016. The Design of the computer game “Minecraft”, the first came to the market in 2009, consists of cube-shaped blocks in a 3D world.
In the Band “on the Road with Jesus” are included in a nine-Bible-episodes. “It was at the time of his arrival on earth. Marvel at his miracles, about how he was walking on water or healing the Sick”, – said in the announcement. Six stories in the “. Minecraft”-a blocky world, according to the publisher, in “heroes and villains”: “Learn more about the unequal brothers, Cain and Abel, Moses, and his Trouble with the Pharaoh, David and the evil giant Goliath.”
A classic of the game scene: Lara Croft, the heroine of the game “Tomb Raider”
“Diversity wins”
The Gamescom is the world’s largest event for Computer and video games. This Wednesday is the start of the also for private visitors in its tenth edition. The exhibition area has increased, according to the mayor Reker since the Start in Cologne in 2009, to 70 percent.
“Diversity wins” is this year’s theme. Thus, the multi-faceted and versatility of the industry, as well as the importance of Games is to be underlined. Diversity is descriptive but also the community of gamers worldwide, said Felix Falk, CEO of the industry Association Game. It was composed of people of all ages, nationalities and skin colors. “If that were also in the company so there would be nothing Better.”
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