The Jordan Gaming Lab supports the digital games industry in Jordan to increase awareness of the importance of the digital games industry among the young generation, it also aims to assist youngsters in developing their ideas, teach them the basics of designing and how to produce digital games, in addition to, connecting young Jordanians who are interested in this field with the leading international companies.

The Jordan Gaming Lab is an initiative of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein in 2011, launched by KAFD. The lab was specially designed to meet the needs of developers and companies in designing and programming digital games, to serve as an incubator for them and their projects, and to develop the minds of creative young Jordanians. The lab also seeks to provide them with opportunities to develop and enhance their ideas and turn them into reality. In addition, support and elevate the digital gaming industry which is considered one of the promising and rapidly growing industries in Jordan.

The Jordan Gaming Lab played a key role in increasing cooperation between academic bodies and game maker companies with the aim of developing this promising industry in Jordan. In order to give members the opportunity to build a bright career and create job opportunities through initiatives and competitions for gaming programming with support from specialized bodies and companies whether from the public or the private sector or even international gaming companies. For which, Sony chose the Jordan Gaming Lab to become the first academy in the region, and the second in the world specialized in teaching games programming and development on Sony systems.