A series of seminars titled 'State of Gaming and Metaverse Industry on Bangladesh' was held

The Dhaka Times Desk BASIS Standing Committee on Games, XR and NFT held a series of seminars on 'State of Gaming and Metaverse Industry on Bangladesh'.

The series seminar titled 'State of Gaming and Metaverse Industry on Bangladesh' under the supervision of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) Standing Committee on Games, XR and NFT and Department of Multimedia and Creative Technology of Daffodil International University on Monday, 4 September 2022 (Baribar) was held throughout the day at Daffodil International University's International Conference Hall, Ashulia, Dhaka. Honorable Dean of Science and Information Technology Department of Daffodil International University Mr. Dr. Mohammad Fakhre Hossain.

In the seminar, experts in the sector shared their knowledge, success stories and case studies on games, extended reality (XR) and non-fungible tokens (NFT) with the audience. Mr. Md. Sanzar Adnan, CEO, Debug BD Limited and Co-Chairman, Basis Standing Committee on Games, XR and NFT said, “The demand for games, XR and NFT in the local and global market is increasing day by day but compared to that our skilled manpower is very limited. , due to the demands of the global market, Bangladesh has to face various challenges to survive in the international market, and he explained in detail about that through his speech.

Mr. Tanveer Hussain Khan, Director, Basis and Chief Executive Officer, Dreamerz Lab Ltd. presented a case study on XR and Metaverse Industry, highlighting the global demand of XR and Metaverse industry and highlighting Bangladesh's position in it. Discusses in detail the use of virtual avatars and metahumans. Also highlighted the steps taken by BASIS on Games, XR and NFTs; Students of the university were invited to participate in the NASA Space Apps Challenge Bangladesh 2022 competition held in October and invited to visit BASIS SoftExpo held November 23-26, 2022.

Mohammad Abdul Majeed, Chairman & CEO, Bangla Puzzles Limited presented his case study about instant gaming portal mojargames.com.

Discusses the local market needs of instant gaming portals in detail. In addition to discussing his future plans with mojargames.com and career opportunities for skilled manpower. Mr. Md. Shahriar Mobashwir, CEO, Angular e-Sports Limited in his speech What is e-Sports? How does it work? And highlight the global e-sports demand; Also discussed how Angular eSports Limited contributes to the eSports industry. Mr. Nirbas Abdullah Karim (NFT Enthusiast) in his speech highlighted about Non-Fungible Token (NFT) and Web3. Introduction to NFT and Smart Contracts, utility of NFT, real life use of NFT as SAAS license and potential of NFT in Bangladesh.

The seminar was open to all students of Daffodil International University. The seminar was attended by prominent members of the Standing Committee on Basis Games, XR and NFTs and was also connected online. Finally, in the closing speech, Mr. Sheikh Mohammad Allair, Head of Multimedia and Creative Technology Department, said that he thinks this seminar will play a very important role for those who are interested in establishing their careers in Games Development, XR and NFT. It may be noted that this year the Standing Committee on Basis Games, XR and NFT is planning to organize more events on a larger scale. Mr. Tawfiq Elahi Plaban was present as responsible member-secretary on behalf of BASIS Secretariat. News press release.

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