Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation explained

Iran National Foundation of Computer Games
Type:Nonprofit organization
Parent Organization:Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Area Served:Iran

The Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation (ICVGF), also known as the National Foundation for Computer Games (NFCG), is an Iranian nonprofit organization established by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to control and support the video game industry in Iran.[1]

Established in 2007, the ICVGF is responsible for publishing and releasing video games, supporting Iranian video game developers, teaching video game development, and monitoring the activities of LAN gaming centers in Iran.[2] The ICVGF is also responsible for banning foreign video games that are not compatible with Iran's political views, and filtering video game websites that do not meet governmental rules.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Duties

The main duties of the ICVGF are:

Video game bans

One of the responsibilities of the ICVGF is to ban video games that do not meet Iranian ideals or do not follow the Iranian government's media regulations. This is often done in conjunction with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. One notable ban was the 2016 video game , which, according to the ICVGF, presented "false and distorted information" about the Iranian Revolution.[35] [36] The ICVGF blocked websites offering the game, and conducted an operation to confiscate all copies of the game in Iran.[37] In 2012, the ICVGF denied Bohemia Interactive a license to sell Arma 3 in Iran due to its depiction of the Iran Armed Forces. Arma 3's plot depicts Iran as a leading member of the fictional coalition "CSAT", an antagonistic faction that fights the player's faction, NATO.[38]

Organization

Entertainment Software Rating Association

See main article: Entertainment Software Rating Association. In 2007, the ICVGF established the Entertainment Software Rating Association (ESRA), a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings for video games released in Iran.[39] [40] [41]

Iran Game Development Institute

In 2010, the ICVGF established the Iran Game Development Institute (IGDI), a video game development school, made for the purpose of training Iranian video game designers and developers. The IGDI regularly participates in game jams and gaming conventions hosted by the ICVGF, and often wins awards from them.[42] [43] [44] [45] [46]

Video games developed by the Iran Game Development Institute!Game!Award!Event
Granny and GrimBest Indie Game of the Year1st Tehran Video Game Festival
Bloody StreetsBest Indie Game of the Year3rd Tehran Video Game Festival
Blue WatersBest Strategic Game of the Year4th Tehran Video Game Festival
Hate the Sin, Love the SinnersBest Selected ProjectGame Connection Asia 2013

Festivals and exhibitions

The ICVGF hosts gaming conventions and game jams in Iran for the purpose of garnering wider appeal for Iranian video games and the Iranian video game industry.

Iran Game Exhibitions 2011–2013!Event!Date!Location in Tehran
1st Tehran Game ExhibitionAugust 17–21, 2011Milad Tower
2nd Tehran Game ExhibitionAugust 13–17, 2012Imam Khomeini Mosalla
3rd Tehran Game ExhibitionAugust 13–17, 2013Imam Khomeini Mosalla
Tehran Video Game Festivals 2011–2015!Event!Date
1st Tehran Video Game FestivalAugust 17–21, 2011
2nd Tehran Video Game FestivalAugust 13–17, 2012
3rd Tehran Video Game FestivalAugust 13–17, 2013
4th Tehran Video Game FestivalSeptember 2–October 2, 2014
5th Tehran Video Game FestivalMay 20–August 20, 2015
Events hosted or sanctioned by the ICVGF!Event!Date
Kashan GDCApril 13
Persian Gold Game DevelopmentJune 13
Global Game JamJanuary 13
Kashan GDCApril 14
Ludum Dare 30August 14
NES JamNovember 14
Ludum Dare 31November 14
Global Game JamJanuary 15
Tehran Indie Game FestivalFebruary 15

External links

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Iran plans to block websites offering "1979 Revolution". 2016-04-17. en-US. 2016-08-21.
  4. Web site: Acclaimed PC game banned in Iran due to "hostile intentions". 2016-06-09. 2016-08-21.
  5. Web site: Iran Bans Video Game Based On Revolution. 2016-08-21. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Inside Iran's Budding Video Game Industry. Lewis. Danny. 2016-07-16.
  7. Web site: The First National Conference on Computer Games in Iran. Azali. MohammadReza. 2016-02-21. Techrasa. 2016-07-16.
  8. Web site: Iran's video-gaming industry poised for action – Africa M.E.. 2016-04-02. en-GB. 2016-07-16.
  9. Book: Šisler, Vit. 2013-01-01. Palgrave Macmillan US. 978-1-349-43501-2. Huntemann. Nina B.. Critical Media Studies. 251–271. en. Aslinger. Ben. 10.1057/9781137006332_18. Gaming Globally. Video Game Development in the Middle East: Iran, the Arab World, and Beyond.
  10. Web site: Top Rank in Mideast Video Game Production. 2014-11-16. Financial Tribune Daily. 2016-07-16.
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  14. Web site: Iranian Expo Promotes "Proper Culture Of Computer Games". 16 October 2008. 2016-07-16. 2017-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305173507/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/86864-Iranian-Expo-Promotes-Proper-Culture-Of-Computer-Games. dead.
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  27. Web site: Iran interactive games on display at world's biggest fair in Cologne. www.irna.ir. 6 August 2015 . 2016-07-18.
  28. Web site: I was surprised to learn that there's an Iran sponsored booth at Gamescom - here's a pic of their pavilion (booth). TopTopic.com. 2016-08-23. 2016-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012190543/https://toptopic.com/posts/i-was-surprised-to-learn-that-there-s-an-iran-sponsored-booth-at-gamescom-here-s-a-pic-of-their-pavilion-booth-21896?jump=comment-3540. dead.
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  32. Web site: 5.5 Million Iranian Players on Clash of Clans. Jafari. Hamed. 2015-09-21. Techrasa. 2016-07-18.
  33. Web site: $140M Video Games Market Revenue in Iran. Jafari. Hamed. 2016-02-07. Techrasa. 2016-07-18.
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  46. Web site: "Hate the Sin" named best at Game Connection Asia. www.payvand.com. 2016-11-08.

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