The idea for Vidtionary was conceived in Seoul, South Korea in 2006, at which time the project’s creator Donald Anderson was there teaching English. Actual development on the project began in 2007, at the time Donald Anderson began his M.Ed. degree at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC, Canada. In 2010, when Donald completed his M.Ed. degree, the Vidtionary site featured video definitions for around 60 words. By late 2013, the site featured video definitions for more than 400 words. Most of these videos have been created in Vancouver, Canada or Seoul, South Korea.