Vikash Jaiswal
Vikash Jaiswal | |
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| Born | Patna (Bihar) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Marathwada Institute of Technology,Bulandshahr[MIT BSR] |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and Director of Gametion Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
Vikash Jaiswal is an Indian entrepreneur. is the founder of Gametion Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and creator of Ludo King, a popular gaming app developed by Gametion for Android and iOS.[1][2][3][4]
At the ET Brand Equity Gaming Summit in 2021, Jaiswal asked the Indian government to support the game development industry within the country.[5] According to Jaiswal, there should be "specialised courses focusing on game development under related streams like computer science or engineering."[5]
Early life
[edit]Vikash Jaiswal was born in Patna, Bihar.[2]
He loved playing video games, especially in gaming parlours.[6][7] His favorites were the popular Nintendo Mario games and Road Fighter.[7][8] Growing up, Jaiswal used to make hand-made greeting cards and give them to a local stationery shop to sell.
Jaiswal pursued his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from MIT, Bulandshahar. As part of his thesis, he created a video game called ‘Eggy Boy’, a seven level jump game like ‘Mario’, which was named PCQuest magazine's ‘Game of the Month’ for July 2003.[2][6][7] He also took up animation, graphic design, and 3D classes in Patna while pursuing his Bachelors.[7]
In 2003, Jaiswal graduated from MIT, and moved to Mumbai. He started working as a tech lead for Indiagames Ltd.[2][6][7]
Gametion
[edit]In 2008, Jaiswal quit his job and started his own game development venture, Gametion, with an investment of ₹2.5 lakh and a team of seven.[2] Gametion initially created browser games, and later it shifted to mobile game development for Android and iOS.[2][9] Most of these original games were published on "oneonlinegames.com."[6]
Gametion participated in the IGDC 2019 event, one of the most significant game developer conference in South Asia.[10]
Ludo King
[edit]In October 2015, Jaiswal came up with the idea for Ludo King, after coming across a Snakes and Ladders game app.[11] Jaiswal developed the game with one programmer and one graphic designer.[12][8]
Ludo King was launched in December 2016 and has "the list since May 2017."[3] By November 2017, the game had 120 million users worldwide, of which 'around 100 million were in India, followed by Indonesia, Pakistan, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Brazil.' [2]
Talking about Ludo King, Jaiswal said, "It was all luck with Ludo King...But I always thought that I would be able to list my game in the list of top charts.”[12] He was sure that the game would "come in the top 10 rankings of the board games category in India.”[12]
Ludo King has won numerous awards including the Mobile & Tablet Game: Arcade/Casual (International) in Gaming at the 19th FICCI FRAMES Best Animated Frames (BAF) Awards.[13][14] Ludo King was also selected as Best Casual Game of 2018 on Google Play Store by popular vote.[15][16][17] Ludo King was also listed in the Top 3 downloaded games in India in 2018, according to the Google's annual Year in Search: Insights for Brands report.[18] The app was named "No.1 Game of India" by MidDay,[19] while the Apple app store listed Ludo King in the list of 21 apps for 2021.[20] Ludo King is the first Indian gaming app to cross 1 billion downloads on Google Play Store.[21][22]
Awards
[edit]Vikash Jaiswal received the Mobile & Tablet Game: Arcade/ Casual (International) in Gaming for Ludo King at the 19th FICCI FRAMES Best Animated Frames (BAF) Awards.[13][14]
Mr. Vikash Jaiswal has been recognized as "Icons of Navi Mumbai" by the Economic Times group.[23][better source needed]
Gametion Technologies earned the ET Startup Award 2020, with recognition as a Bootstrap Champ of 2020.[24][25]
Gametion Technologies ranked Number 1 in the category of "Top 10 India Headquartered Games Publishers" in the Top Published Awards 2021 by App Annie.[26]
Android Developers featured a story on Vikash Jaiswal for their YouTube channel.[27]
Mr. Vikash Jaiswal won the "Marketer of the Year - Gaming" award at the IAA Leadership Awards 2022 for his marketing achievements.[28]
Investments
[edit]Vikash Jaiswal intends to invest in promising startups in the Gaming Industry.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "How a small Indian studio got 55 million downloads and 10 million DAUs in under a year". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sharma, Varda (16 November 2017). "Ludo in the big league". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b Shankar, Shashwati (8 March 2018). "Vikash Jaiswal: The man who developed a tired, old British board game for mobile phones". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "The growing craze for online Ludo". hindustantimes.com/. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Ludo King Creator Calls on Indian Government to Support Game Development". IGN India. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "'Ludo King' Vikash Jaiswal on how Ludo became India's No. 1 lockdown game…". afaqs!. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "'Ludo King' creator Vikash Jaiswal shares its journey from idea to 500 million downloads worldwide!". AnimationXpress. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b Anuka Roy (10 May 2020). "Ludo wins big during lockdown". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b Nath, Ojasvi. "Looking To Invest In Promising Startups – Ludo King Founders". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 31 August 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bhavani, Divya Kala (27 November 2019). "Highlights from India Game Developer Conference 2019, Hyderabad : Unreal Engine, e-sports competitions, and more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Ludo King बनाने वाले पटना के Vikash Jaiswal की प्रेरक कहानी | The Lallantop, retrieved 4 March 2020
- ^ a b c "How Ludo King Became a COVID Quarantine Sensation in India". NDTV Gadgets 360. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b "FICCI FRAMES 2018 BAF Award Winners Revealed". Animation Magazine. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b "FICCI BAF Awards 2018 Winner LIST" (PDF). FICCI BAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Rakheja, Jagrati (13 December 2018). "Best Android Games 2018 on the Play store". www.pcquest.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Best Casual Games of 2018 - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Google Play Lists 'Best of 2018' Apps, Games, Movies, and More". NDTV Gadgets 360. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Believe it or Not! Ludo King Most downloaded game in 2018". The Mobile Indian. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Midday: Partnered Content". www.mid-day.com. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "21 apps for 2021 : App Store Story". App Store. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Astle, Aaron (26 February 2024). "Ludo King surpasses 1 billion Play Store downloads in meteoric moment for Indian games industry". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Sarker, Md Sadequzzaman (26 February 2024). "Ludo King crosses one billion downloads in Google Play". GamingonPhone. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Icons of Navi Mumbai". Gametion. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "ET Startup Awards 2020: Bootstrap Champ Gametion is a game for all seasons & reasons". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "2020 Winners – The Economic Times Startup Awards 2020". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Level Up Rankings". App Annie. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Android Developer Story: Ludo King goes from local to global, retrieved 14 November 2021
- ^ "IAA Leadership Awards 2022: Avinash Pandey wins media person of the year, PG Aditiya is creative person of the year, Tanmay Mohanty takes top media agency accolade". Campaign India. Retrieved 23 August 2022.