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The Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation (ICVGF), also known as the National Foundation for Computer Games (NFCG), is an Iranian nonprofit organizationШаблон:Dubious 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

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Poster for the "LevelUp" video game development event, hosted by the ICVGF

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 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, 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

Шаблон:Main 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.[18][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 Grim Best Indie Game of the Year 1st Tehran Video Game Festival
Bloody Streets Best Indie Game of the Year 3rd Tehran Video Game Festival
Blue Waters Best Strategic Game of the Year 4th Tehran Video Game Festival
Hate the Sin, Love the Sinners Best Selected Project Game Connection Asia 2013

Festivals and exhibitions

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The official poster of the Fifth Tehran Video Game Festival

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 Exhibition August 17–21, 2011 Milad Tower
2nd Tehran Game Exhibition August 13–17, 2012 Imam Khomeini Mosalla
3rd Tehran Game Exhibition August 13–17, 2013 Imam Khomeini Mosalla
Tehran Video Game Festivals 2011–2015
Event Date
1st Tehran Video Game Festival August 17–21, 2011
2nd Tehran Video Game Festival August 13–17, 2012
3rd Tehran Video Game Festival August 13–17, 2013
4th Tehran Video Game Festival September 2–October 2, 2014
5th Tehran Video Game Festival May 20–August 20, 2015
Events hosted or sanctioned by the ICVGF
Event Date
Kashan GDC April 13
Persian Gold Game Development June 13
Global Game Jam January 13
Kashan GDC April 14
Ludum Dare 30 August 14
NES Jam November 14
Ludum Dare 31 November 14
Global Game Jam January 15
Tehran Indie Game Festival February 15

References

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