Dutch Game Garden

Dutch Game Garden is an organization with the aim of promoting and improving the video game industry in the Netherlands. They do this by connecting entrepreneurs, financers, knowledge centers and governments.[1] It was founded on June 19, 2008.[2]

Dutch Game Garden
TypePrivate foundation
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJune 19, 2008
HeadquartersUtrecht, Netherlands
Websitewww.dutchgamegarden.nl

The Dutch Game Garden's main office in Utrecht is a business center for video game companies, providing office space for more than 72 game companies.[3] The organization's Game Incubator Program helps develop young start-ups while the Developers' Club stimulates entrepreneurship among students of video game-related studies.

In 2010, the Dutch Game Garden introduced the INDIGO showcase, an interactive exhibition of Dutch video games. It has not only become an annual event in the Netherlands,[4] but showcases Dutch video games at international events as well.[5][6]

In 2011, the Dutch Game Garden received a 4 million euro subsidy from the government and the European Union to realize its mission for another 5 years.[4]

In 2013 and 2014 the Dutch Game Garden has opened additional business center locations in Amsterdam and Hilversum (May, 19th).[7] On March 3, 2015 Dutch Game Garden has opened an additional business center location in Breda.[7] Since late 2019, Dutch Game Garden has chosen to focus her full attention to the Utrecht location, closing all other locations.[8]

Game Incubator Program

As an incubator, one of the organization’s main focuses is to help young start-ups develop. This is done through the Game Incubation Program, which offers monthly training sessions in order to guide the incubees in building their own professional game studios. The program ranges in training sessions centered on workshops, discussions, and interviews, and tackles important subjects such as Marketing, Financing, Legal, and Team Management.[9]

Game Garden Agency

Game Garden Agency is a service developed by Dutch Game Garden in 2018. The service works as a matchmaking program that helps game studios find publishers and projects. Besides this, Game Garden Agency also strives to stimulate entrepreneurship among students and others with ambitions to work in the industry by providing access to valuable insight into the mechanics of the games industry through online business- and video courses.[10]

INDIGO

In 2010, Dutch Game Garden introduced the INDIGO showcase, an interactive exhibition of Dutch video games. INDIGO has now grown to an annual event that helps game developers get exposure and access to a network of international game industry experts. Since 2019 it consists of three tracks: xdiscover, xtalks and xconnect. These are respectively the game showcase, the presentations by industry experts and the matchmaking service.[11]

Games Monitor

Starting in 2012, Dutch Game Garden releases a research report every 3 years called Games Monitor. The Games Monitor looks into the trends and developments for applied and entertainment games in The Netherlands and thereby includes an overview of the economic development of the Dutch games industry.[12]

References
  1. About Dutch Game Garden
  2. lancering DutchGameGarden tijdens Festival of Games
  3. Bizz Center
  4. Dutch Game Garden krijgt miljoenensubsidie
  5. INDIGO in San Francisco – Video
  6. Playable showcase INDIGO at Gamescom in Cologne
  7. http://www.dutchgamegarden.nl/over-ons/locaties/
  8. Dutch Game Garden's Locations
  9. Dutch Game Garden Incubation Program
  10. Game Garden Agency
  11. INDIGO
  12. Games Monitor
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