進階影片跟讀#11: Largest-ever Taipei Game Show opens with vendors from 24 countries

Gamers flocked to Taipei today for the city's once-a-year eSports extravaganza. Now in its 17th year, the Taipei Game Show is a gamers' paradise, complete with fast-paced tournaments and a showcase of indie titles. The two-day event also offers talks on industry trends and opportunities for developers to find investors.

一年一度台北國際電玩展，今天在世貿展覽館登場，不僅吸引24國家來臺參展，台灣許多獨立遊戲開發商、代理商，也都齊聚一堂，希望把台灣的電玩實力，推向國際！

The annual Taipei Game Show officially kicked off today at the Taipei World Trade Center.

一年一度台北國際電玩展正式登場。

Tung Tzu-hsien
Taipei Computer Association director
We expect that over the next five days, we will have more than 300,000 visitors.
We also have 3,000 international buyers attending.

[[台北電腦公會理事長 童子賢]
“我們預期未來五天，會有30萬人次以上的參觀者，同時有來自國際間3千位的專業買家。”

A model puts on a VR headset, grabs a set of controllers and is instantly immersed in a 3D world.

Show girl戴上VR眼鏡，拿起搖桿，立刻進入叢林探險。

Game developers from numerous companies are in attendance, hoping to draw the attention of buyers and promote their products on the market.

各家遊戲開發商使出渾身解數，就是希望被遊戲買主相中，將自己研發產品，成功推廣到市場上。

Kuo Chun-lung
Game developer
We want to be able to attract manufacturers and see if they are able to give us resources. We want to develop these games and make them bigger and bigger over time.

[[台灣獨立遊戲開發商 郭俊龍]]
“想要能夠吸引一些廠商，看能不能給我們一些資源，因為我們想要開發這些遊戲，想要讓它是越做越大的。”

This year's Taipei Game Show has attracted 426 vendors from 24 countries. A record 2,144 booths have been set up this year, and there are 12 percent more startups compared to last year. Taiwanese developers are eyeing a growing gaming market, which is currently valued at US$137 billion worldwide. The nation's developers hope the show will give them the opportunity to tap into that lucrative market and sell Taiwanese games internationally.

2019台北國際電玩展吸引24個國家，426家業者，使用了2144個攤位，創歷史新紀錄，而今年的新創團隊，更比去年成長12%。台灣業者瞄準高達1370億美元的全球遊戲產值，力求透過電玩展和其他國家策略聯盟，將台灣新創遊戲推向全世界！

Source: https://englishnews.ftv.com.tw/read.aspx?sno=AA3FEBD4AB022EEAC5AE149579D879C7

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