In the past few months, there has been continuous effort at grassroots level to fan the flames of interest in Lebanon’s video gaming industry. In a bid to bring together those with the desire to build games and share ideas about launching and monetising products, MEGAplay, the brainchild of AltCity, has emerged as a support group for this small creative community. The project started with seed support from the Netherlands Embassy in Lebanon, and the group states that it “works with various partners to organize activities, events, competitions, and more.” These events are frequent and open to everyone and anyone with an interest in gaming. To complement their lectures, discussions and workshops, MEGAplay in September hosted a ‘game jam’; 48 hours of non-stop game programing judged by a panel from Lebanon’s Wixel Studios. Powered by an endless stream of cake, coffee, and naps on the sofa, eight teams set up
