Abhinav Chokhavatia (@abhinav-chokhavatia)

Abhinav Chokhavatia

Founder & CEO, Zatun, Director - Hello Metaverse

Abhinav Chokhavatia is the CEO & Founder of Zatun, Director at Hello Metaverse, and has over 2 decades of experience in the video game industry.

Established in 2007, Zatun is an award-winning game studio positioned at the forefront of the global video game industry. Zatun creates its IPs and performs work-for-hire with a talented team that has collaborated on leading game titles for global studios across various platforms.

Games made by Zatun have won numerous awards and received rave reviews globally. Zatun has developed over 20 games for diverse platforms, including PC, web, mobile, PlayStation, and VR.

Zatun was Awarded "Gaming Company Of The Year" at the EChai Startup Awards 2023, and our previous game, "Down and Out" won "Best Console Game" at the FICCI Frames BAF Awards 2024, "Best Innovation in Game" at the IAMAI Digital Awards 2024, "AR/VR Game of the Year" at the IGDC Awards 2023, and "Best Midcore Game" at the GEM Awards 2022.

His other venture, Hello Metaverse is an Indo-Japanese collaboration in which we are building a social gaming metaverse app for Indian audiences. Our mission is to transform how people interact with digital content, creating engaging, interactive environments that blur the lines between the physical and virtual worlds.

Abhinav is also a renowned speaker and guest lecturer at prestigious institutions in India and abroad. His specialties include game production, game development, marketing, strategic planning, and business development.

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