The digital content sector is the fastest growing industry worldwide. In Australia it earns about $21 billion annually, and employs nearly 300,000 people. Although the WA computer and video games industry is small by world standards, it's very creative, highly innovative - and definitely growing. Actually there's world-wide interest in games and digital media opportunities in Perth, due in no small part to the high calibre of our ICT graduates. In 2007, US game developers Interzone established an internal studio in WA and since then three more games groups have followed. These are the UK's Subversive Games, Canada's Giant Dice and Japan's Floor.
A definite plus of this industry is that it develops competencies that can be used in other WA growth areas, like simulation for defence, resources, architecture and health. They're also used in film and TV production, e-learning, advertising, marketing and multimedia. There are opportunities galore here, in areas like web technology and design; games, graphics and virtual environment design; digital photography; concept art; 3D and 2D graphics; 2D and 3D animation; multimedia; music composition; sound engineering; and multiplayer programming. And that's just a small sample of where your talents can be applied!
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