Shenzhen gets a snapshot of the gaming industry

For Zhou Xingwei, 31, who was at the show with his girlfriend, the first floor of the exhibition which is full of vintage arcade machines was his favorite.

"It's so exciting to touch the buttons again," says Zhou, who says he spent a lot of time at gaming arcades in the 1990s.

But, for Lin Canxin, 21, the pinball and arcade machines are unfamiliar because he comes from a generation that grew up with computers.

So, the computer games on the second floor of the exhibition are his favorite section.

The college student spends three hours a day on online computer games with his roommates at school.

And he is also interested in the Future section of the show, in which technologies like virtual reality are used.

"I believe that's the future - with gamers wearing headsets, " says Lin.

As for how he sees things progressing, Moran says that gaming trends in the West and East are merging. Previously, people in the West were in favor of consoles and single computer games while gamers in China and South Korean were fond of online computer games.

"But with the development of technology, gamers' tastes across the world will be almost the same, and the devices will become smaller and wearable," adds Moran.

The show will run until Oct 14 and Moran hopes it can tour other cities in China.