Getting to Know Victoria's Digital Video Game Industry

& GETTING TO KNOW VICTORIA'S DIGITAL VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY VICTORIA'S GAMING SECTOR IS GROWING BY THE MONTH 68% OF GAME STUDIOS IN VICTORIA INTEND TO HIRE NEW GRADUATES WITHIN 68% THE YEAR (2014) 240 JOBS 64% OF CURRENT 64% EMPLOYEES WERE HIRED FROM WITHIN VICTORIA 19 STUDIOS THE AVERAGE GAME STUDIO 71% IN VICTORIA SPENDS 71% OF THEIR BUDGET ON RGD SEPT 2013 OCT 2013 NOV 2013 DEC 2013 JAN 2014 FEB 2014 GOTTAC ON НERE TECH SECTOR $3 BILLION IN LOCAL ECONOMIC GOTTAÇON 60% RESIDENT IMPACT $500,000 IN LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT GOTTACON ATTENDEES 40% NON-RESIDENT 1,600 600 STARTED IN 2009 GOTTACON CONVENTION HAS GROWN FROM 600 TO 1,600 ATTENDEES IN 2013 VICTORLA'S TECH SECTOR EMPLOY S 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 AN ESTIMATED 15,000 $24 MILLION PEOPLE ANNUALLY IS SPENT BY THE VIDEO GAMING SECTOR IN VICTORIA AVERAGE SALARY OF GAMING COMPANY EMPLOYEE 200 $75,000 PER YE AR 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 BETWEEN 2006 AND 2013, THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY IN VICTORIA ADDED APPROXIMATELY 200 NEW JOBS