Andrei Olaru

Andrei Olaru 2024-09-06T16:40:03+03:00

Andrei Olaru

Studio Lead, Critique Gaming

  • Founded and led for 6 years an indie studio of 10 people
  • Developed 4 PC games
  • Attended over 40 conferences (GDC, Gamescom, PAX etc.) 
  • Funding attracted: angel investors, RO grants, EU grants, publisher, outsourcing, sales
  • Creative Europe expert in 2024
  • Board member of a national educational NGO (ARDOR)
  • Success in advocating national policy changes in education
  • Worked as a trainer for 5 years
  • Political Sciences MA
  • Policy analysis background from competitive debating (ex: Oxford and Cambridge IV finalist)

INITIATIVES: 

Partnerships with cultural curators:

  • Stands and exhibits at Romanian Design Week & Cartierul Creativ
  • Participation at The Institute’s DIPLOMA Show
  • Video game exhibitions at Art Safari, Rezidenta9, MINA, CAV, WASP, After x Image, Unfinished
  • Articles about developers & games in Observator Cultural, Matca, Iscoada, Scena9, Cultura la Duba 
  • Museum Exhibitions (MNAC, MARe, ARCUB)

Dialogue with Ministerial institutions:

  • Offering data to ensure a strong presence within the Registry of the Cultural Sector
  • Dedicated analysis and policies within the Ministry of Culture’s Sectorial Strategy 2023-2030 (SSDC)
  • Donating video games to public libraries
  • Pushing for the study of some video games in literature at uni or highschool level (see Poland)