The NLGD offers a platform to the strongly upcoming game-industry. Too often one tends to think about games as merely games for the youngsters. The NLGD shows by means of activities, publications and events that games and the game-industry have a huge social, economic and cultural impact.

| History of the NLGD Festival of Games.  

NLGD Board of Directors
	Seth van der Meer Chairman
	Norah Gauw Treasurer
	Robert Bol Secretary

NLGD Crew
	Ansgar Smith Managing Director
	Marjoleine Timmer Event Manager
	Jon Otten Junior Event Manager
	Fedor van Herpen Marketing & Sales Manager
	Dennis Piekema Assistant Marketing & Communication

Program Committee
	Jeroen van Mastrigt Utrecht School of the Arts/ GATE Project
	Margaret Robertson freelance game consultant and journalist
	Marinka Copier Utrecht University/ Utrecht School of the Arts
	Martin de Ronde OneBigGame

Board of advice
	Franc Faaij City of Utrecht
	Mark van Kuijk Zylom
	Rogier Smit Playlogic
	Pieter Slingerland Benelux Game Initiative
	Jan-Pieter van Seventer Dutch Game Garden
	Hermen Hulst Guerrilla
	Viktor Wijnen Dutch Game Garden
	Evert Hoogendoorn School of the Arts Utrecht