Panel: Surviving & Thriving: Why Being Part of the Right Ecosystems Matters.
summary
Panel lays out concrete, actionable details about joining British Columbia’s games scene: studios like Hololabs pivot from mobile to VR and theme‑park real‑time engines, Hyper Hippo hires senior talent in the Okanagan lifestyle hub, LBC Studios grows simulation free‑to‑play teams since 2015, and community groups run Global Game Jam and IGDA meetups. Claims include 177% tax credit from BC, stackable federal R&D credits, and roughly around a third of payroll covered by incentives, plus long‑running stability (17–21 years) and active talent pipelines.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00British Columbia game ecosystem
- 1:34BC game industry overview
- 3:02Studio leaders' backgrounds
- 5:15BC game clusters
- 8:07Why location matters
- 11:39Red flags in ecosystems
- 18:00Support and collaboration in BC
- 19:25Diversity and innovation in BC
- 21:59Growth in BC ecosystem
- 25:09Location and studio growth
- 30:52Strengthening the ecosystem
- 34:44Q&A on incentives
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