NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2017 to be hosted

on November 8th-11th in Hyderabad

To Welcome Over 3000 Delegates, International and Regional Speakers at HICC, Hyderabad

November 07, 2017, Hyderabad: The National Association of Software and Services Companies
(NASSCOM) will be hosting the 9th edition of NASSCOM Game Developer Conference (NGDC 2017),
Indias premier game development forum, from the 8th to 11th of November in the city. Recognizing
the burgeoning gaming market in India, NGDC 2017 will be dedicated to the advancement of
interactive entertainment through talks, panels, super-pitches, tutorials and more. On the side lines
of the conference, NASSCOM will announce the NGDC 2017 to recognise achievements in Indian
games development and encourage the creation of gaming IP in India.

NGDC 2017 has also partnered with Unity Technologies to bring their developer conference Unite to
India for the first time, which will run in parallel with NGDC. Both the conferences will take place at
the Hyderabad International Convention Centre with training workshops on the weekend of
November 11th. Unite India will be a gathering of regional artists, developers, publishers, training
providers and enthusiasts interested in Unity, a platform for creating video games, simulations and
other interactive and VR/AR content.

Featuring talks, panels, super-pitches, tutorials and more, NGDC 2017 is shaping up to become our
biggest and most important conference yet, said Mr. Rajesh Rao, Chairman, NASSCOM Gaming
Forum. With an incredible line-up of international and regional speakers across eight tracks, NGDC
2017 continues to be the regions go-to games conference for both regional developers and
international visitors.

In an endeavour to encourage upcoming gaming entrepreneurs in India, NGDC 2017 has also teamed
up with India's foremost crowdfunding platform Catapooolt. The partnership will introduce NGDC
Catapooolt Game Changers to run a crowdfunding powered hunt, creating a larger impact in the
gaming ecosystem and provide equal opportunities to game developers in India. The initiative will
provide a platform for fifteen contestants to exhibit their games on the show floor, as well as pitch
them to an audience.

This years roster of speakers includes - Lawrence Valenti of King; Amit Hardi, CEO of Indias Nukebox
Studios; Yuli Zhao, VP, Corporate Development of Yoozoo Games; Brett Bibby, VP of Engineering at
Unity Technologies, Mark Skaggs and Chirag Ramchandani of Moonfrog, Paul Collins of Sticksports,
Ben Smedstad of Forerunner, and games designer Mario Rizzo, among others.

To visit the official NGDC 2017 website go to: http://www.nasscom.in/ngdc2017/

About NASSCOM Gaming Forum

NASSCOM is Indias premier trade body and chamber of commerce for the IT industry, while the NASSCOM
Gaming Forum was set up ten years ago to provide a common platform to share best practices and knowledge
to developers and businesses within the Indian gaming industry, especially the burgeoning indie game dev
community. NGF is today the de-facto industry body for games in India.

NASSCOM is a global trade body with more than 2200 members, which include both Indian and multinational
companies that have a presence in India. NASSCOMs membership base constitutes over 95% of the industry
revenues in India and employs over 3 million professionals.
About Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies is the creator of a flexible and high-performance end-to-end development platform used to
create rich interactive 2D, 3D, VR and AR experiences. Unity's powerful graphics engine and full-featured editor
serve as the foundation to develop beautiful games or apps and easily bring them to multiple platforms from
mobile devices to VR headsets, consoles and more. Unity also offers solutions and services for creating games,
boosting productivity, and connecting with audiences including Unity Ads, Unity Analytics, Unity Asset Store,
Unity Cloud Build, Unity Connect and Unity Certification. For more information, visit: http://unity3d.com

For further information please contact:

For NASSCOM
Nitin Shukla | Shruti Singh Kavita Doshi
NASSCOM Press Office Genesis BM NASSCOM
Mobile: +91 9873985197 | +91 9654497747 Phone: + 91 11 23010199
Email: nitin.shukla@bm.com | Shruti.singh@bm.com Email: kavita@nasscom.in

For Unity
Rudra Bose | Shilpa Narani Shruti Verma
Unity Press Office Genesis BM Unity Technologies
Mobile: +91 9873985197 | +91 9783301657 shruti@unity3d.com
Email: rudra.bose@bm.com | shilpa.narani@bm.com Mobile: +91 9971792708