TEHRAN – French-based game designer Pascal Luban said that the game designing industry in Iran is young but has made good progress in a short period of time.
Luban made the comments in an interview with the Persian service of the Mehr News Agency last week after holding several workshops for Iranian game designers.
Although the game designing industry in Iran is young and is no more than six or seven years old, there has been good progress during this short time, he said.
He believed that at least one Iranian game will be added to the international market within the next five years.
Luban added that he was surprised to see young talent among the designers in Iran along with the quality control system and management.
According to Luban, there are many countries which enjoy good talent but still cannot produce good games.
Pascal Luban, who had visited several Iranian game studios during his workshops, added that he believed even the very small studios in Iran have been organized and run very well.
He explained that a good game is like a football game in which the team carries out everything, that is, every individual must not only be talented but also know how to work with one another.
Luban said that making a good game requires good management plus a proper understanding of designing a game, both of which he has observed during his stay in Iran.
Luban who had visited five Iranian game studios, further added that some of the games had a few weaknesses, but still were good for the relatively young age of the game designing industry in Iran.
Works by school students and university students were also surprising, he added.
He regarded the support of the public sector for the game designing industry a positive step and called it a good factor for its development.
The workshops were organized by the National Foundation for Computer Games (NFCG).
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