Provide Support For The Local Game Industry, Moeldoko Visits Agate In Bandung

Presidential Chief of Staff General TNI (Ret.) Moeldoko paid a visit to the game producer company Agate in Gedebage, Bandung City, Tuesday, November 16 (Photo: Ajat Sudrajat/Antara)

JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff General TNI (Ret.) Moeldoko paid a visit to the game producer company Agate in Gedebage, Bandung City, Tuesday, as a form of government support for the development of the domestic game industry. continues to be developed. The game industry is full of sophisticated and complex technology that we must master to be able to compete globally," said Moeldoko, on the sidelines of his visit, reported by Antara, Tuesday, November 16. The visit is also a part of the 2021 Esports President's Cup event. This event is also a momentum for the Indonesian government to maximize the potential and advance the domestic game industry. "In the future we will continue to encourage and strive for games made by the nation's children to dominate the market, not only domestically but also abroad," said Moeldoko. .In addition to discussing various things about the ins and outs of the local game industry, Moeldoko also spoke og with Agate's engineers about the process of making games. The former TNI Commander was impressed with Agate's mastery of digital gaming technology and infrastructure, which is considered capable of competing with international game producers. He said Indonesia has great potential to become a major player in the world's gaming industry. In addition to mastery of technology, one of the important assets is the game market in Indonesia which is very large and is still dominated by popular foreign games. Moeldoko emphasized the importance of cross-sectoral synergies, between the government and game industry players, to be able to overcome various challenges and obstacles in local game development "The government, in this case the relevant technical ministries, continues to make various efforts such as equalizing game developers, local game certification, as well as organizing various programs ranging from coaching, facilities, and incentives, in order to encourage the growth of the domestic game industry," he said. said Moeldoko.

During the visit, Moeldoko who was accompanied by the Chairperson of the 2021 Esports Presidential Cup Organizer Rangga Danu Prasetyo, was then welcomed by the CEO and Co-founder of Agate Arief Widhiyasa, taking the time to play one of Agate's games, namely Road to Anfield. Meanwhile, the CEO & Co-founder Agate Arief Widhiyasa is honored for the government's attention through the visit of KSP and other line ministries. Arief said PT Agate Internasional, which was founded in 2009 in Bandung, is a game company wholly owned and filled by local talents. Government support is highly expected to be able to advance the game industry to be able to grow into national pride. "It is certainly a pride for us at Agate that the government pays special attention to domestic game industry players. From the dialogue, we also understand the efforts being made by the government, and in this case we are ready to synergize in the future so that Meanwhile, the 2021 Esports Presidential Cup, Rangga Danu Prasetyo, added that his party as a government partner in organizing the 2021 Esports Presidential Cup has taken concrete steps to provide as wide a space as possible. -The breadth for local games in the biggest esports event in the country. Until now, the 2021 Esports President Cup also competes in two domestically made games, namely Lokapala by Anantarupa Studios and Battle of Satria Dewa, directed by Semisoft & BANG Indonesia. the tournament alone, collaboration with Indonesian game producers is also wide open in various ways. The Esports President's Cup fully supports our gaming industry in order to be more popular and compete with international games. This has become our shared goal in the national esports ecosystem,” said Rangga. The 20021 Esports President's Cup is currently completing the regional qualification round and will continue to the open qualification round and closed qualification. More than 107,000 esports athletes are competing for the title The best in the national esports arena. The climax will be in the Grand Final of the 2021 Esports President Cup which will be centered in Nusa Dua, Bali, in December.