Chris Deering, non-executive chairman at Codemasters, speaking at the Westminster eForum keynote seminar, said Britain has been a world leader in videogame development for some time.
'The UK has a lot of innovative thought and a lot of logical thought and an ability to get things done, but it's really just taking note of the way the rest of the world is catching up,' he commented.
Mr Deering added that this is rapidly becoming a problem for the country's competitive advantage in the industry and claimed it will not be resolved by the government simply giving it a handout.
The expert called on the government to recognise that the UK's computer game industry is as large as the movie sector and boost efforts to support its welfare.
Recently, the videogames sales monitor GfK Chart-Track revealed that annual sales figures for computer games reached £1.621 billion last year.
'The UK has a lot of innovative thought and a lot of logical thought and an ability to get things done, but it's really just taking note of the way the rest of the world is catching up,' he commented.
Mr Deering added that this is rapidly becoming a problem for the country's competitive advantage in the industry and claimed it will not be resolved by the government simply giving it a handout.
The expert called on the government to recognise that the UK's computer game industry is as large as the movie sector and boost efforts to support its welfare.
Recently, the videogames sales monitor GfK Chart-Track revealed that annual sales figures for computer games reached £1.621 billion last year.
