Indie Gaming Accelerator: Google invites applications for 2019 classes

Google today announced the expansion of its Indie Gaming Accelerator program to developers from select countries in Asia; the Middle East and Africa; Latin America and has invited applications for the 2019 classes.

The four-month program is a special edition of the Launchpad Accelerator program, designed in close collaboration with Google Play, featuring a comprehensive gaming curriculum and mentorship from top mobile gaming experts. It trains promising developers from the selected countries so that they can successfully build, scale, launch and market the next generation of hit mobile games.

Selected participants will be invited to attend two all-expenses-paid gaming boot camps at the Google Asia-Pacific office in Singapore where they will receive personalized mentorship from Google teams and industry experts, Google said in a blog post.

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The Indie Gaming Accelerator program was announced in 2018 to help top indie game developers from emerging markets achieve their full potential on Google Play. Participants will get an opportunity to work with leading game experts from Google as well as from leading game studios and institutions around the world, focusing on these core areas:

• Game Development: Design best practices, Google Platforms (Android Studio, AR Core, Firebase, Google Cloud, Instand Games), Unity

• Business Development: Google Play Console, YouTube Gaming, User Acquisition best practices, Monetization models and more

• People and Team Culture Development: Hiring the right people, building company culture and leadership development.

Last Date of application submission is 19 May 2019.