VIGMA online: nine exclusive talks and a closing ceremony

As the online first Video Game Critics Festival, VIGMA, approaches, the final programme of the event has been announced: 9 specialist talks and, to close, the festival's closing ceremony.

During this one-day event, leading speakers from the country's game industry will share their experience on important, specialist subjects. After the decision to hold VIGMA online, the number of specialist talks was increased. The VIGMA event starts at 10:45 am on 9 Khordad 1399 (29 May 2020) and will welcome fans and registered participants with a live stream on Aparat.

The day's talks open with a webinar by Taha Rasuli, head of publishing at Avagames, on "The art of pitching to a publisher". After that, Saeed Sadeghi, deputy CEO and chief operating officer of Tapsell, gives his online talk on "Revenue and ad display in the game industry in 1398". Pouya Imandar, project manager of PlayPod, will talk about "The future of cloud gaming in Iran", followed by Mohammad Zehtabi, head of the game studio Paeezan, on "The effects of coronavirus on the game industry in Iran and the world".

In the second part, after a one-hour break, the online VIGMA talks continue with Amin Shahidi, head of the game studio Black Cube Games, who will share his experience in a talk titled "How to earn foreign currency as an independent artist". Ali Fakhar, co-founder and director of VIGMA and head of public relations at Huawei, will speak on "How do we manage a public relations crisis?", followed by a short talk by Jamal Jafari, CEO of Tasko, on "Growing the market for Android games on TV". Mohammad Mehdi Behfarrad, CEO of the game studio Madrik, is another leading figure who will share his experience on "Knowing your audience, the trump card of success in game development", and finally Hamed Nasiri, deputy for research at the Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation, will give his talk on "The evolution of the digital games market in Iran".

After these talks, which everyone registered for the VIGMA event can watch live online on the day, the closing ceremony of the Video Game Critics Festival will be broadcast, open to everyone. At the ceremony, the winners of the awards for the best games of 1398 (2019–20) in the view of Iran's video game critics will be announced.

The first Video Game Critics Festival was originally to be held on 15 Esfand 1398 (5 March 2020) with fans and developers in attendance, but it was postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak in the country and will now be held online. To buy a ticket and take part in this one-day event, go to https://www.aparat.com/event/17.