Gamelab is reviving Barcelona these days. Between screens, controls and overflowing curiosity, industry videogames has found an ideal platform for its expansion in Catalonia. Congress, exchange of ideas and guaranteed employment for beginners. Three days of digital movement, more than 250 companies looking for talent and opportunities in sight. Catalonia has proven to be a hotspot for companies that are passionate about developing video games. COO of Gamelab, Caroline Gaonareminded me that nowadays there is an industry that “does not stop growing” and “has a huge impact on society”, although it seems a priori that it is reserved for the youngest.
This video game industry ande-sports‘ It continues to grow steadily in 2023. Spanish Video Game Association (AEVI) and the ‘Spanish White Paper on Video Game Development 2022’ served to demonstrate a promising trend. Data on employment, the economy (in terms of turnover) and player growth (potential market) are the engines of change.
reports on video game industry They ensure that 40% of employees in the video game ecosystem and “esports” are under 30; which is a great showcase for new generations who are increasingly looking at their connection to the “games” industry. Also, 53% are between 30 and 45 years old. 93% of employees under the age of 45 in a sector with growth potential In Spain, the participation of professional women in the sector exceeds the European average (22%) and reaches 24.3% of total employment by gender. Another feature of the sector is that it is open to multiple education profiles. It is increasingly common for companies in the industry to include psychologists, physiotherapists, lawyers, communications and marketing specialists or nutritionists. Everything fits into the new digital entertainment universe.
Work
According to Infojobs, which employs around 9,000 professionals in Spain, employment in the ‘games’ sector increased by 10% overall compared to the previous year and is expected to reach 13,000 by 2025. is always a good indicator: 1,400 job offers have been developed in this field, linked to the ‘world’.play a gameIncreasing between April 2022 and May 2023 31% of digital job offers related to the video game industry.
The most promising thing is that the growth will still be greater. The video game industry is expected to increase its revenues by 2019. 211,000 million dollars In 2025 with a total growth of 3.4% for the period 2020-2025. In terms of national companies, consolidation has been achieved in the sector as more than 65% of them are between the ages of five and ten. In fact, 23% are older than ten years and only 12% have started in the last two years. From another point of view, 54% bill less than 200,000 euros, 14% bill between two and 10 million, and only 4% bill more than 10 million. Perhaps this measured business dimension is one of the critical elements for the future.
five venues
Gamelab is taking place this year in five venues representing the different cultural and economic communities in Barcelona. The Mediatic building hosts congressional conferences. “three pieces” strategic and market knowledge, ecosystem and professionalisation. HE Design Centerlocated a few meters from the top, is the place chosen for the development of the business agenda, organized in partnership with the industry association of employers. DeviCATInvestment opportunities for Catalan companies and international marketing of products. Catalan Music Palace, For its part, it opened its doors to the institutional welcome action of the congress with representatives of the country’s society, culture, economy and politics. Finally, the conglomerate and independent development projects will work on the creativity and diversity of the industry in two special events that will take place at the fair. Pier 01 – Tech Barcelona and in the offices of the IO Interactive studio.
According to the latest report of Catalan Audiovisual Council (CAC), Regarding 2022, the video game industry in Catalonia accounted for almost 50% of the total government turnover. 2,500 million euros. In this sense, Catalonia is positioned as the locomotive of the industry ecosystem within Spain, which is the 13th country in the world in video game revenues.