Oct 27: The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies, in collaboration with Wacom India is bringing ‘Doodle Dash’, a live drawing contest, to the IICT booth at the India Game Developer Conference in Chennai on October 30 and 31.

IICT is India’s National Centre of Excellence for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality, focused on building industry-ready talent. Wacom is a global technology company known for digital drawing tablets, pen displays and creative tools used by artists, designers and other creative professionals. IGDC is one of India’s leading gaming industry conferences, bringing together developers, publishers, investors, technology companies, educators and gaming enthusiasts.

At Doodle Dash, participants will receive a drawing prompt and sketch their favourite gaming character against the clock, with a fun twist in every round. The contest will give gamers, artists, students and aspiring creators an opportunity to experience Wacom’s professional drawing technology.

Winners will take home Wacom products, with a Wacom Intuos Medium with Bluetooth for first place, a One by Wacom Medium for second and a Wacom Intuos Small for third. Participants will also receive IICT merchandise and goodie bags. As part of the engagement, IICT will offer 30% scholarships on its two-year programmes, giving aspiring creators an opportunity to pursue careers across the AVGC-XR ecosystem.

Dr. Vishwas Deoskar, CEO, IICT, said,

 “Doodle Dash brings together everything that makes the AVGC-XR ecosystem exciting: creativity, technology, gaming and the freedom to experiment. Through our collaboration with Wacom at IGDC, we want to give young creators a chance to put their imagination to work, experience professional tools and see how their creative interests can translate into careers.”

“Through Doodle Dash at IGDC, we are excited to give aspiring creators an opportunity to experience Wacom’s professional pen technology in a fun, engaging and competitive environment. Our collaboration with IICT reflects our shared commitment to nurturing India’s next generation of creative talent by connecting technology, education and industry. We hope this initiative inspires more young people to explore their creativity and pursue exciting careers across the gaming and wider AVGC-XR ecosystem.”, said Rajiv Malik, Senior Director, Wacom India.