Singapore’s location makes it an ideal travel hub between east and west. Visitors can attest to its rich culture with stories about its array of international cuisine. Besides food, however, Singapore has so much more to offer such as its flourishing art industry, particularly in animation and graphics.
Several gaming and animation studios have divisions based in Singapore. It is not a secret that the Asia Pacific region is still in its infancy stage when it comes to the gaming industry. Singapore already has several studios. With so many animation and gaming companies, we narrow down a list of some of the biggest in the international gaming scene.
While it might be enticing to start a career in the gaming industry, the current conditions might not meet expectations. The gaming industry in Singapore is fairly young even when there are over 40 companies to date. The work opportunities and compensation might be scarce.
However, its reputation as an economic force in Asia makes it an ideal place to start expanding in the Asia Pacific region. Despite that, outside of Japan, the Singapore studios have to overcome a small market for games in Asia.
There is still hope if you wish to pursue a career in the gaming industry. In Singapore, DigiPen’s first international campus was opened. DigiPen was the first to open a degree in game development. Singapore shows a lot of promise with its pool of local and international talents.