Gaming industry in Indonesia striving to level up

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JAKARTA: Rima, 36, considers video games dangerous for her children, hence her decision to limit the amount of time they are allowed to spend gaming.

Vonny, a 40-year-old mother of two, voiced a similar view, saying most video games were good only for entertainment and did nothing to develop her children.

E-sports, a form of competitive video gaming, is growing in popularity in Indonesia. It made its debut at last year’s Asian Games in Jakarta and will have its own competition at the 2019 South-East Asian Games in the Philippines in November. Private companies, such as marketplaces Tokopedia and Blibli, sponsored recent e-sports competitions. Last October, online gaming voucher provider UniPin held an international esports competition with prizes totaling Rp 1.4bil .

 

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