Our history begins in November 2014 when three college students who had never developed games and even didn't know each other decided to participate in their first hackathon. During the hackathon the idea of a black and white game was born and we named the project OVIVO
After winning the hackathon we were invited to participate in the international student competition from Microsoft Imagine Cup. There were several stages of selection in each of which we had to present the game to professionals in the gaming industry, media, and television. Among the judges were such people as Jens Bergensten and Thomas Middleditch

Our project passed all the selection stages and our team was invited to the international finals in Seattle. We had to compete with teams from other countries and prove the viability of our project. Judges were really impressed with our game and we managed to win the finals becoming the best game of Imagine Cup 2015 and receiving a financial grant to help us with future development
IzHard team consists of people from around the world: Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia and the United States. Nowadays not all of us are working on our next game but our friendship has grown beyond just working together.

All of us is against the war in Ukraine and we hope our small example of an international team with a mix of different cultures will inspire people for world peace and collaboration

Flow mechanics. In white, the gravity force is directed downwards, in black - upward. Preservation of momentum while transitioning from one color to another allows OVO to float along their border as if it is carried by the flow.

Fascinating art. The metaphorical world of OVIVO is full of hidden images and optical illusions.

Design without words. There is no text in the game and the story is narrated through gameplay and visuals.

Symbolism and puzzles. The game is filled with allusions and hidden messages.

Meditative ambient soundtrack by Brokenkites.

"Audience choice" Games Jam 2014
"1st place in the Game category" Imagine Cup 2015
"1st place" Imagine Cup Media Award 2015
"Best Indie Game" DevGamm 2015
"Best Indie Game" Gamedev Conference 2016
"Best Art" Gamedev Conference 2016
"Best Game Design" Gamedev Conference 2016
"Best Innovative Game" Google Play 2019

"I'm sure Ovivo's control scheme was the easiest to understand out of anything I played at PAX East this year. An on-screen analog stick to move left or right in 2D space, a tap to perform an action... and that's about all you need to get started!"
- Griffin Vacheron, Game Revolution

"Ovivo is a wonderful game, full of excellent ideas, and you should definitely give it a go."
-Harry Slater, Pocket Gamer

"This surreal world offers a unique form of level design with its beautiful visuals. The game's simple but unique mechanics offer a variety of puzzle possibilities."
- Alexander Rohn, Krazy Knights

"Ovivo is a tantalizing, ambitious work of art both mechanically and visually. I guess there is a little bit of pulse pounding excitement in the meditation after all."
- Andrew Fretz, Toucharcad

Alexandr Vilassak
Author of the idea, game design

Daria Kruzhinskaya
Graphic and level design, animation

Daria Turanga
Art, level design, animation

Nikolay Skakun
Code

Victor Passichenko
Moral support, carrier, code