Computer gaming graduates in Tasmania are now able to stay in the state to develop their products commercially.

Until now university graduates wanting to work in computer game development have been forced to leave to look for work.

Now a local lecturer has plugged that leak by creating a development company, Giant Margarita, to help teach students how to commercialise their games.

Lecturer Dr Ian Lewis said the company was helping students push their skills past the classroom door.

"Having an outlet here in Tasmania for those skills means they have more choice, more opportunities," he said.

He and several students worked in their spare time for two years to produce the new smartphone app Save the Teenies.

The physics puzzle game is now available.

Dr Lewis said being the first project there was a lot to learn.

"We started with our own project in order to blaze the trail basically to find out exactly what is necessary to release a product," he said.

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In two months, the game has been downloaded 2,500 times and is already generating revenue from advertising and in-app purchases.

UTAS lecturer Dr Kristy de Salas said students were excited about the opportunity.

"Not only do they have the skills to design and develop a game, but they've also gone through the process of commercialising it," she said.

"So they have figured out how to market it this massive world of indie gaming."

She said it was teaching students every element of the commercial game development industry.

"While it's important to show kids how to develop games, the process of commercialising games is actually quite difficult and some times costs a lot of money," she said.

Some graduates are remaining in Tasmania to take advantage of the opportunity to work for the indie company.

PhD candidate Lindsay Wells has been involved in the Teenies project since its inception two years ago.

"It's the beginning of an opportunity for game developers to really do something in Tasmania, there's no reason why we shouldn't," he said.

Dr Lewis agrees.

"This gives Tasmanians the chance to stay here and do the thing they love," he said.

Giant Margarita's next game is in production and will be released in October.