The israeli gaming industry at a glance june 2016 - GameIS. GameIS is a nonprofit association, bringing together the majority of Israeli game companies and developers.

1. The Israeli Gaming
Industry, at a Glance
YAEL HAKSHURIAN, BOARD MEMBER @

2. About Me
 Product Manager at Tel-Aviv Municipality
 MA in Education
 Board Member at GameIS
 Chairman of GameIS Awards Contest
 Game Design Lecturer
 Casual games addict
Who?

3. Game Facts about Israel
 Mostly Mobile/Facebook casual gaming
 Majority of game developers – Around TLV region
 Unity3d Massively used
 GameIS – The Digital Games Industry Association
 3 out of top 10 Grossing Games on Facebook
 2B$ Yearly
 300M$ Deals in 2014
What?

4. Technology sector: 3D Vision, AI
Developers and publishers Gambling and social casino
Framework and services
The Industry
Who?

5. The Industry
Who?

6. Some Major Players
300 games, 10 a month, over
400M DL
Top 10 Publisher
Pirate Kings FB game, ~1M
Daily Active Users
Partners with Samsung,
Engaging Android & Oculus
Rift games
Leading hardcore F2P MMO
Games on Facebook – Stormfall,
Soldiers inc, Tides of Fortune, War
of Empires
Top 10 developer for F2P Social
Gaming games
Leading in Interactive Quiz
type (“which superhero are
you”) surveys – passed the
BBC, The Guardian, NY Times,
and Buzzfeed.
Who?

7. Some Indie Developers
 Untame (Mushroom 11)
 SpikySnail games (Super Splatters)
 Moon Studios (Ori & the blind forest)
Who?

8.  Established (officially) 2011. Today with Over 1000 members
 Representing ~200 companies, from various fields – developers,
technological and business services, publishers and more
 Vibrant community, holding over 25 events and meet-ups yearly
 Managed by 3 Board Directors + Committees Directors
 Core values – Volunteering, Transparency, Mutual Aid
 Rely on annual events' sponsors for operational budgets
 Constitute an official body that nurtures the local community.
 Serve as an official representative with institutional, commercial, academic, and
media entities.
 Represent the local industry to international community.
What Is?

9. GameIS Annual Conference
 The only local professional conference in Israel is produced by a GameIS
committee of volunteers, and is a “don’t miss” event for industry
professionals
Our Events

10.  Our 2014 annual event attracted 850 game industry professionals, 40 speakers
(including 10 international ones), and managed sponsorship deals with all large
companies and corporates
GameIS Annual Conference
Our Events

11. GameIS’ Game of the year
Awards
Our Events

12.  The “Oscars” of the Israeli industry is held each January, as dozens of local
game creations are competing for the golden trophies in 10 different
categories
Our Events GameIS’ Game of the year
Awards

13. Game Un-conference
A collaboration with Dr. Yossi Vardi, a colorful event without any pre-
planned agenda, based on the contribution of its attendees
Our Events

14. Global Game Jam
(Israeli Locations)
 2014 in Google Campus, Tel-Aviv, was world’s largest GGJ location, with
near 500 participants!
Our Events

15. And Many More….
Our Events

16. Delegations and Roadshows to events around the world including CC SF , CC
Amsterdam, Slush, NordicGame, Quo-Vadis and more
International Relations
Delegations and Roadshows

17. Trends and Predictions
 The Right Genres Emerges:
MidCore: Plaruim, Tacticsoft, 7 Elements, EveryDayiPlay
MultiGenre Gaming: Pirate Kings, Agro
 The Indie Power Up: Ori & the blind forest, Mushroom 11
 Technology Injection: Oculus Rift, VR, AR, NUI (Mantis..)
 Industry Boost: 550 Jobs, Upcoming Events
 World Attention Pick: Casual Connect TLV, DLD TLV, Delegations
So, The Future?

18. Jobs and Titles
 Developers
 Artists
 Game Designers
 Musicians
 Writers
 Producers
 Researchers
 Analytics / BI
 Marketing
Gaming Pros

19. So you want to produce a Game?
 The Idea
 The Crew
 The Platform
 The Money To
 The “Know How”
 The Scale
 Publishing and stuff
The Indie Way

20. So you want to sell your Game?
 The usual suspects
 The Viral way
 The new frontiers
 The matrix (And the beta stage)
 Sites & Magazines
 Shows & Awards
Publishing

21. www.GameIS.org.il
GameIS (official)
yael@gameis.org.il
Thanks for your Time!