Gennadiy Korol

Gennadiy Korol
Nationality	Israel
Education	Computer Science
Alma mater	Tel Aviv University
Occupation	Director of Technology
Employer	Moon Studios
Notable work	Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Gennadiy Korol is an Israeli video game programmer, animator and producer best known for being co-creator of the 2015 indie game title, Ori and the Blind Forest.

Korol studied at Tel Aviv University in Israel, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He was a Senior Graphics Engineer at Animation Lab before founding Moon Studios GmbH in Vienna together with Thomas Mahler in 2010 and becoming its Director of Technology and Project Manager. In 2017, he was included on the Forbes 30 under 30 - Games list.

In 2015, Korol co-created the critically acclaimed and award-winning indie game title, Ori and the Blind Forest, which became profitable within weeks after release, with Mahler. The game is considered an example of video games becoming closer to art, and it won, among others, the BAFTA Games Award for Artistic Achievement and the Game Award for Best Art Direction. For example, Chris Melissinos commented that the video game audience was not used to seeing Ori and the Blind Forest's dreamlike sensitivity style of art usually reserved for high profile animated films.

He is currently developing Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

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