Karnataka to establish country’s first AVGC-XR Park

BENGALURU: From powering Hollywood blockbusters to shaping the future of eSports, India’s animation, visual effects, gaming, and extended reality (AVGC-XR) industry has moved beyond the sidelines to take centre stage. With a $1.4 billion animation market, a gaming industry growing at 23% annually despite taxation challenges, and 590 million gamers nationwide, the country is no longer playing catch-up—it is setting the pace, said IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge.