Videogame industry
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// VIDO

— the first association in Russia of video game developers



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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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VIDO PRESENTED A DRAFT STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA

VIDO PRESENTED A DRAFT STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA

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Green Pages — a practical guide on narrative design for game developers

Green Pages — a practical guide on narrative design for game developers

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The study "Gaming in Russia 2026"

The study "Gaming in Russia 2026"

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The results of the third vote in the Hall of Fame of the Russian video game industry

The results of the third vote in the Hall of Fame of the Russian video game industry

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The Developer's Red Book: All laws, trends, and measures to support the gaming industry in one place

The Developer's Red Book: All laws, trends, and measures to support the gaming industry in one place

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The results of the second vote in the Hall of Fame of the Russian video game industry

The results of the second vote in the Hall of Fame of the Russian video game industry

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Research: forecast of the video game market in Russia until 2030

Research: forecast of the video game market in Russia until 2030

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In Russia the "Green" labeling of video games will appear in 2025

In Russia the "Green" labeling of video games will appear in 2025

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A monument to Tetris will be erected in Moscow.

A monument to Tetris will be erected in Moscow.

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A ROADMAP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIDEO GAMES HAS APPEARED IN RUSSIA

A ROADMAP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIDEO GAMES HAS APPEARED IN RUSSIA

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A VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY «HALL OF FAME» WILL APPEAR IN RUSSIA

A VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY «HALL OF FAME» WILL APPEAR IN RUSSIA

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GAMING INDUSTRY 2021 (A COLLECTION OF STUDIES FOR NON-CORE INVESTORS)

GAMING INDUSTRY 2021 (A COLLECTION OF STUDIES FOR NON-CORE INVESTORS)

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THE STUDY "GAMING IN RUSSIA 2022"

THE STUDY "GAMING IN RUSSIA 2022"

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GAMEDEV LIBRARY AS PART OF THE PROJECT INDIE GO

GAMEDEV LIBRARY AS PART OF THE PROJECT INDIE GO

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VIDO PRODUCTS

Participation in industry events

Helping to organize events. Both in terms of complete turnkey organization and taking over individual sessions and areas of focus.



Research realization

We conduct and participate in conducting research that can be useful for the whole industry in various fields of knowledge. Traditionally with NAFI we conduct research on sociology, participate in marketing research.


Participation in business missions

We help prepare business missions in other countries and conduct them ourselves. We support further interaction with counterparties in these countries. We already have contracts with Indonesia and Iran.


Industrial consulting (preparation of analytical and reference materials for obtaining credits and evaluation, GR).

We help to find a common language with the government and financial institutions. We prepare industrial analytics for banks to obtain loans for video game companies and for government institutions to develop measures to support gamedev and minimize damage from negative initiatives.

Helping beginning studios (about the IndieGO gas pedal, letters of support for participation in grants and business missions, participation in hackathons and gamejams) 

Realization of projects aimed at the development of indie community. First of all - IndieGO. We gather the community of indie developers, help them to get quality expertise and real money.

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Our partners in other countries

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Asosiasi Game Indonesia
Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation
ADjogos (Digital Game Developers Association)
KOCCA (Korea Creative Content Agency)
Ethiopian Games Association
Guangdong Entertainment & Game Industry Association
APTIKNAS Indonesian ICT Businessman Association

THIS IS THE WAY

2024
Creation of the Roadmap for the video game industry, release of the first video game project supported by the IRI, appearance of the gas pedal and the Indie Go fund, organization of the Igrocon fest video game industry "Hall of Fame" will appear in Russia
2025
Launch of a master's program at Bauman Moscow State Technical University, appearance of a video game hub in Moscow, creation of a register of video game studios, development of permanent IT support measures.
2026
Organization of Moscow Game Expo, emergence of video game engines, release of projects with international collaboration
2027
Launch of a domestic console, introduction of a system whereby for every foreign game in Russian cyber sports competitions there is one domestic game.

VIDO FOUNDERS

THE FOUNDERS ARE PROMINENT FIGURES IN THE RUSSIAN VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY.

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.

Gadji Mahtiev

founder of the Kanobu project

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

entrepreneur, PhD, developer, co-founder of the PvP.Tools platform and the Moscow eSports project (chosen as leader)


Maxim Nikolaev
founder of the "Igrotochka" community
Sergey Nevskiy

CEO of Mensa VR

Pavel Gusev

co-founder and managing partner of Metacorp and Marvelous Holdings. Stream culture evangelist


Mikhail Akulov

CEO and partner of Russian board game publisher Hobby World


Vyacheslav Utochkin

co-founder and general producer of Geeky House, head of the Game Project Management educational program at the Higher School of Economics

Dmitriy Lukin

founder and mastermind of F5center.com and Langame.ru


Vitaliy Starodubov

co-founder of the cloud gaming service Loudplay


Alexander Tebuev
general director of JSC Buka

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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.

Dmitry Filatov

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.

Nikolai Dybovsky

founder of Ice-Pick Lodge studio

Oleg Kudishov

CEO ESDigital Games Ltd/COO Buka Entertainment

Roman Lukyanov

managing partner of Semenov&Pevzner

Dmitry Fokin

CEO of CarX Technologies

Hisham Nuhu

international video game expert

Danila Kamenev

head of publishing Indie Go, co-founder of Fatpony, creator of Steamizdat

Yan Yankeloits

director of Business Development at Overmobile, a developer of mobile browser games

Alexander Kompanets

game designer and producer, worked at ATOM TEAM, Owlcat Games

OUR EXPERTS

VIDO BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 350 VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND C-LEVEL EXPERIENCE.

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".

partners
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PLAYPORT - the flagship project of the «Krespektiva» Foundation (Kaliningrad)
Indie GO - a community of independent game developers
Igrotochka – community-chat for representatives of video games industry
Start Playing - a free online platform for gaining and developing skills in the gaming industry
Indicator - assistance to new game developers
GameDev Events Network - organizers of the GameDev CityFest conference for computer and mobile game developers (Novosibirsk)

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NEWS

CURRENT NEWS ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES OF OUR ORGANIZATION

INTERESTING ANALYTICAL ARTICLES AND OTHER EVENTS

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