01:47 Welcome Monte to the podcast

02:13 How Monte got into gaming

04:01 Transition to business

06:30 What drove Monte to the US

09:30 Adoption of games in Asia

11:57  Drivers behind creating new games

16:15 Asian games focus more on functions

19:50 Playing video games is an easy way to fill in boredom

23:31 Challenges to implement gamification

25:03 “The core asset of gamification is fun”

27:15 Why kids like playing games rather than study

28:30 “Most gamification activities are superficial”

34:29 How to make the process pleasurable

36:50 Is VR a must-have for games?

41:11 The technology that will change the game industry

Many thanks to our host Oscar Ramos; our guest Monte Singman; producer Eva Shi; editors David and Geep; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsors People Squared and Himalaya. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com

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