3.12b How has the video games sector contributed to economic growth in the UK, and what factors will most influence its future economic impact?

Background

For the video games sub-sector, DCMS’s specific questions focus on the most effective methods and means for researching the sector, capturing the sector’s contribution to economic growth, and the high-profile issue of in-game monetisation practices.

Next steps

Get in touch with [email protected]

Related UKRI funded projects

  • InGAME International

    InGAME International is an international consortium of games industry stakeholders brought together from industry, agencies and universities to investigate the challenges to, and deliver solutions that support, internati...

    Funded by: FIC

    Lead research organisation: Abertay University

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project specifically focuses on investigating the challenges and contributions of the video games sector in the UK and China.

  • NEMOG: New Economic Models and Opportunities for digital Games

    The digital games market is an enormous and fast-growing industry with extraordinary impact, particularly on young people and increasingly on other segments of the population. The importance of the UK games industry (3rd...

    Funded by: EPSRC

    Lead research organisation: University of York

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project explores the potential for scientific and social benefits in digital games, which partially addresses the question about the economic impact of the video games sector.

  • Gaming Clusters Across Multiple European Regions (GAME-ER)

    The main objective of the project Gaming Clusters Across Multiple European Regions (GAME-ER) is to research how video games clusters emerge, develop and sustain themselves, with particular focus on local and regional clu...

    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

    Lead research organisation: ABERTAY UNIVERSITY

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project researches how video games clusters emerge and develop, providing insights into the growth and sustainability of the video games sector.

  • GAMEHEARTS: The economic, social and cultural value of the European videogame ecosystem

    GAMEHEARTS will seek to maximise the value of the European videogame industry ecosystems (hereafter, EVGIE) within a wider social context of the creative and cultural industries (hereafter, CCI). This will consider the i...

    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

    Lead research organisation: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS

  • Indie-Go

    The aim of Indie-Go project is to provide small independent game developers with effective business strategy analytics and marketing. Over 90% of game ‘apps’ have total revenues of less than £5000 (normally less th...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: MFORMA EUROPE LIMITED

  • InGAME: Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise

    As cultural artefacts, video games are complex, multi-faceted products that encompass creative practices from character and narrative, interaction and gameplay design, architecture, product and environment design to soun...

    Funded by: UUI

    Lead research organisation: Abertay University

  • Mediatonic Limited - Catapult

    Global games grew from $67b in 2012 to $91.5b in 2015. During this period the industry shifted toward web-enabled & mobile tech; spawning many new market entrants. With that, business models such as Free-to-Play with...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: MEDIATONIC LIMITED

  • Games, Heritage, Arts & Sport: the economic, social, and cultural value of the European videogame ecosystem

    GAMEHEARTS will seek to maximise the value of the European videogame industry ecosystems (hereafter, EVGIE) within a wider social context of the creative and cultural industries (hereafter, CCI). This will consider the i...

    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

    Lead research organisation: CITY FOOTBALL GROUP LIMITED