Vikash Jaiswal
Vikash Jaiswal is an Indian entrepreneur. He 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]
Vikash Jaiswal | |
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Born | Patna (Bihar) |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | Indian |
Education | Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from MIT, Bulandshahar |
Occupation | Founder and Director of Gametion Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
History
Early life
Vikash Jaiswal was born in Patna, Bihar.[2]
He loved playing video games, especially in gaming parlours.[5] His favorites were the popular Nintendo Mario games and Road Fighter.[6] Growing up, Jaiswal used to make hand-made greeting cards and give them to a local stationary 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][5] He also took up animation, graphic design, and 3D classes in Patna while pursuing his Bachelors.
In 2004, Jaiswal graduated from MIT, and moved to Mumbai. He started working as a tech lead for Indiagames Ltd.[2][5]
Gametion
In 2008, Jaiswal quit his job and started his own gaming company, Gametion, with an investment of ₹2.5 lakh and a team of seven.[2] Gametion originally created browser games, however it shifted into making game for Android and iOS.[2] Most of these original games were published on "oneonlinegames.com."[5]
Gametion participated in the IGDC 2019 event, one of the most significant game developer conference in South Asia. [7]
Ludo King
In October 2015, Jaiswal came up with the idea for Ludo King, after coming across a Snakes and Ladders game app.[8] Jaiswal developed the game with one programmer and one graphic designer. [9][6]
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.”[9] He was sure that the game would "come in the top 10 rankings of the board games category in India.”[9]
Ludo King has won numerous awards inlcuding the Mobile & Tablet Game: Arcade/Casual (International) in Gaming at the 19th FICCI FRAMES Best Animated Frames (BAF) Awards.[10][11] Ludo King was also selected as Best Casual Game of 2018 on Google Play Store by popular vote. [12][13][14] 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. [15] The app was named "No.1 Game of India" by MidDay, [16] while the Apple app store listed Ludo King in the list of 21 apps for 2021.[17]
Awards
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.[10][11]
Mr. Vikash Jaiswal has been recognized as "Icons of Navi Mumbai" by the Economic Times group.[18]
Gametion Technologies earned the ET Startup Award 2020, with recognition as a Bootstrap Champ of 2020. [19][20]
Gametion Technologies ranked Number 1 in the category of "Top 10 India Headquartered Games Publishers" in the Top Published Awards 2021 by App Annie. [21]
References
- "How a small Indian studio got 55 million downloads and 10 million DAUs in under a year". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- Sharma, Varda (16 November 2017). "Ludo in the big league". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- 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.
- "'Ludo King' Vikash Jaiswal on how Ludo became India's No. 1 lockdown game…". afaqs!. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- May 10, ByAnuka RoyAnuka Roy / Updated:; 2020; Ist, 05:00. "Ludo wins big during lockdown". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 13 October 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (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
- "How Ludo King Became a COVID Quarantine Sensation in India". NDTV Gadgets 360. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "FICCI FRAMES 2018 BAF Award Winners Revealed". Animation Magazine. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- "FICCI BAF Awards 2018 Winner LIST" (PDF). FICCI BAF. 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.
- "https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/infotainment/article/ludo-king-the-number-1-game-of-india-%2023155804". www.mid-day.com. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 5 February 2021. External link in
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at position 4 (help) - "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.