Dutch Game Garden
| Private foundation | |
| Industry | Video gaming |
| Founded | June 19, 2008 |
| Headquarters | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Website |
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The Dutch Game Garden is an organization with the aim of promoting and improving the video games industry in the Netherlands. They do this by connecting entrepreneurs, financiers, knowledge centers and governments.[1] It was founded on June 19, 2008.[2]
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.[7]