Over the recent years, we have witnessed substantial growth in the games industry during the Covid period in Pakistan and worldwide. It’s interesting to assimilate the different perspectives and insights of thought leaders in MENA, China, and Pakistan on the games industry and how it tends to shape up in 2021. The panel discussion […]
“Global Gaming Market is a staggering business with about $170-180bn revenue that is segmented into different areas e.g. AI industry with $60bn and the movie and film market about $40-50bn worth,” says Babar Ahmed, Head of Strategy & Technology at Lion Studios & CEO Mindstorm Studios. He was one of the keynote speakers at […]
Esports is an emerging industry with a phenomenal growth rate and hence the need to bridge the gap between esports and sports is becoming increasingly significant. The panelists for this discussion included Nesligul Dniz – Head of Education at Learn2Esport, Bruce Kaider- CEO at One Sports & Entertainment, and Stephanie Rice – 3X Olympic […]
The talent showcase started with the introductions where Bilal mentioned being an active member HomeTeam GameDev community since 2018, having developed 10+ games with remote teams and led 4 major projects including Mystic Chambers, Nick of Time, Flick Tactics and Hover Tactics. He showed a sneak peek of all the games he has developed mainly focusing […]
“The industry itself cannot operate in a bubble, We are part of a larger society and a larger eco-system or an economy or a culture within which generally, people don’t understand liberal arts. People don’t understand the creative industry and despite jobs and professions being widespread, it’s safe to assume that a decade ago, even […]
For many years in my life, I wanted to do a Ph.D. In fact, I was selected for the Fulbright scholarship as well in 2009 to pursue a Ph.D. in Political Science at Boston University! https://medium.com/@SamarHasan/the-path-to-epiphany-c9e67faa7c9c
I cried the day I found out that Geneva University had not accepted me. I was already a year behind my friends due to the transition between Pakistan and Switzerland. https://medium.com/@SamarHasan/the-secret-ingredient-9ce71e3139d1
The people who know me, know how deeply interested I am in women and their empowerment, their courage and resilience, their emotional strength, their intellect and empathy. READ MORE https://medium.com/@SamarHasan/smashing-it-7402e96accfc
You know that feeling you get when you see a great product/service and think, “Oh no! Why didn’t I think of it?” or even worse, when you think, “Oh no! I did think of this idea but somebody else implemented it first!” https://medium.com/@SamarHasan/grab-the-bull-by-the-horns-c5cce39c7ce8
World Bank’s Digital Lab houses two data platforms, AppsolutelyDigital and Data4Pakistan, which present publicly available data sources with a spatial lens and a quick overview of Pakistan at the district level. READ MORE http://startupguide.com.pk/finally-collated-data-in-one-place/
