ABOUT US
The Video Game Industry Development Organization (VIDO) is the first association of video game developers in Russia. Today it includes more than 350 experts and industry representatives from developers and publishers to streamers and lawyers.
The goal of the organization is to develop the video game industry by supporting significant projects and useful initiatives, their promotion and discussion. VIDO promotes the creation of a positive image of gamedev and gaming culture in society, as well as coordination of interaction between investors, publishers, scientific and educational communities and corporations. VIDO wants to make video game investments more attractive and to find solutions to promote them in the global marketplace, taking into account the new realities.
VIDO PRODUCTS
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THIS IS THE WAY
VIDO FOUNDERS
We are not united on the principle of companies, but on the principle of people who can (and should) move around the studios to acquire and share their skills and knowledge with their colleagues in the industry. Now we need people who understand other people's problems.
founder of the Kanobu project
entrepreneur, PhD, developer, co-founder of the PvP.Tools platform and the Moscow eSports project (chosen as leader)
founder of the "Igrotochka" community
CEO of Mensa VR
co-founder and managing partner of Metacorp and Marvelous Holdings. Stream culture evangelist
CEO and partner of Russian board game publisher Hobby World
co-founder and general producer of Geeky House, head of the Game Project Management educational program at the Higher School of Economics
founder and mastermind of F5center.com and Langame.ru
co-founder of the cloud gaming service Loudplay
general director of JSC Buka
SUPERVISORY BOARD OF THE VIDO
— an independent expert platform for the analysis and development of the video game industry. The council monitors the industry, analyzes trends and risks, and prepares recommendations on key areas of VIDO work. The council participates in the development of strategy, industry standards, and support priorities for the Russian video game industry, working with up-to-date analytics and market data.
founder and CEO of Narwhal Accelerator, former Director of Funding Products at Xsolla, former producer at Owlcat Games and MGVC, member of the InvestGame.net team, and author of the DogDog Telegram channel.
founder of Ice-Pick Lodge studio
CEO ESDigital Games Ltd/COO Buka Entertainment
managing partner of Semenov&Pevzner
CEO of CarX Technologies
international video game expert
head of publishing Indie Go, co-founder of Fatpony, creator of Steamizdat
director of Business Development at Overmobile, a developer of mobile browser games
game designer and producer, worked at ATOM TEAM, Owlcat Games
OUR EXPERTS
We are building an open organization and invite experts from major Russian and international video game companies to help us develop the industry in Russia, while maintaining your confidentiality.
Interested companies and individuals are welcome to cooperate. To participate in the Expert Council of the Organization please fill in the form and click "Send Application".
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