{"id":22118,"date":"2019-12-31T12:27:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T10:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=22118"},"modified":"2020-01-25T20:07:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T18:07:05","slug":"first-industry-matrix-sofia-investment-agency-sofia-gaming-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/first-industry-matrix-sofia-investment-agency-sofia-gaming-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"First Industry Matrix by Sofia Investment Agency: Sofia Gaming Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22111 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping.jpg 861w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-600x411.jpg 600w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-213x146.jpg 213w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-109x75.jpg 109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/>Three years ago, when Sofia Investment Agency started work, we identified 9 priority sectors for the city. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative Industries <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the process of research, we learned that the creative ecosystem in Sofia is very fragmented and there are over 10 very diverse sub-sectors out there. So our first step was to get to know each of the sectors and start focusing on specific ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help the Gaming sector take shape, bring attention to the players and outline the resources available to help them, we just published the first version of our first sub-sector matrix &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Gaming-Industry-Canvas-Sofia-Jan-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sofia Gaming Studios<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The matrix contains a list of 35+ gaming companies and 100+ resources that are a part of the ecosystem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spent weeks of research on this, kindly supported by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gamedevsummit.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game Dev Summit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but the project is still a work in progress. Enjoy the Matrix, and if you have any comments, please feel free to <\/span><a href=\"\/?page_id=2250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contribute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and we will include all input into our next update.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22391 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-Matrix-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"886\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-Matrix-1.jpg 886w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-Matrix-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-Matrix-1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-Matrix-1-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-Matrix-1-207x146.jpg 207w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-Matrix-1-50x35.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sofia-Gaming-Studios-Industry-Mapping-Matrix-1-106x75.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Creative Industry in Sofia<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative Industries <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are among the fastest growing sectors with the highest added value. While in Europe this industry accounts for about 4-5% in cities, the share in Sofia is around 8%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indisputably, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sector is something that Sofia can boast of and develop further. At the moment, our focus is on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gaming<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creative visualization<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">video<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">movie production<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Gaming Sector in Sofia<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over \u2154 of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaming<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sector in Bulgaria is concentrated in Sofia. It has the highest growth among all creative industries and shows a 127% growth of value added at factor cost (2008-2015).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Three years ago, when Sofia Investment Agency started work, we identified 9 priority sectors for the city. 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