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“Keen Soft ware House is creating games that „Amanita Design‘s long-term vision is to tell “ is a developer of quality are based on real science, real facts, real stories through imaginative games with a hand- videogames for high-performance platforms, physics and real emotions. We believe that craft ed feeling that bring something refreshing i.e. PC and consoles ( One and PS4). The one of the strongest forces in the universe to the video games industry. To achieve that, company was created in 2011 by Dan Vavra and is the “need to create”. Every time you build we always put great emphasis on building a Martin Klima and as of 2017 the whole team something out of nothing, every time you give unique world with strong art direction and has more than 100 people. In 2014 we ran a shape and organization to something that has complementary sound design. Yet the biggest successful Kickstarter campaign for our RPG no structure–you are creating a miracle. Having challenge is to strike perfect harmony between project Kingdom Come: Deliverance, a game these principles in mind, we want to promote the distinctive art style, story and gameplay. focused on unsparing realism, reimagined science and encourage creativity within our That‘s also the only way you can create a truly melee combat and cinematic storytelling. players’ community.“ solid and fun experience worth remembering.“ The game will be released in 2018.”

Marek Rosa, Founder & CEO Jakub Dvorsky, CEO Martin Klima, Executive Producer

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Game Development in the Czech Republic Selected Milestones Warhorse Studios Hidden & Dangerous ARMA: Armed Assault raises £1.2 million released by Illusion So works released by Euro Truck Simulator on Kickstarter for ( Czech) released by SCS So‚ware Kindgom Come: Deliverance 1980s 2002 2007 2013 2017

1999 2007 2008 2014 First tries Mafia: The City Take-Two Interactive DayZ & ARMA 3 8-Bit games of Lost Heaven acquires released by by Amanita Design released by Illusion So works Illusion So‚works Bohemia Interactive wins Czech Game () of the Year Award Game Development in the Czech Republic

Warhorse Studios Hidden & Dangerous ARMA: Armed Assault raises £1.2 million released by Illusion So works released by Euro Truck Simulator on Kickstarter for (2K Czech) Bohemia Interactive released by SCS So‚ware Kindgom Come: Deliverance 1980s 2002 2007 2013 2017

1999 2007 2008 2014 First tries Mafia: The City Take-Two Interactive DayZ & ARMA 3 Samorost 3 8-Bit games of Lost Heaven acquires released by by Amanita Design released by Illusion So works Illusion So‚works Bohemia Interactive wins Czech Game (2K Czech) of the Year Award Institutional Background

“Czech Technical University in Prague has more “Charles University has a long computer science “Czech Games is a non-profit organization that than 25 years of tradition in computer graphics tradition. We have outstanding researchers aims to create a healthier and stronger gaming education and research. Our researchers regularly publishing in top tier journals. We are strong in sector in the Czech Republic and increase publish in the top journals and conferences computer graphics (Jaroslav Krivanek‘s group its visibility by connecting, educating and in the field, and our graduates work inmajor worked with PIXAR and Weta Digital), computer motivating game developers. The association computer graphics oriented companies and games (Jan Ilavsky and Vladimir Hrincar founded was founded in 2008 and since then we have research institutes all over the world. Education Hyperbolic Magnetism) as well as AI (Martin Schmid organized many events and created various in computer games development, which we helped solving Texas Hold‘Em No Limit Poker). We opportunities for students, as well as professional started about ten years ago, has been a natural run the Computer Graphics and Games masters game developers. We organize annual Czech extension of our activities in computer graphics. study program where we collaborate with the Game of the Year Awards for best local games, The Computer Graphics and Games study industry very closely; our students are supervised by and one of the biggest and oldest Central track recently became one of the most popular professional game developers (Warhorse Studios, European conferences Game Developers informatics-oriented study tracks Bohemia Interactive Simulations and others).“ Session, with around 1,000 attendees.” at our university.“ Jaroslav Krivanek Pavel Barak Jiri Bittner Associate professor, CG and Games Study Chairman (Czech Games) / Executive Director Associate Professor / Deputy Head for CG Research Program Guarantor (Game Developers Session) Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction Department of Software and Computer Science Education Selected Czech Game Development Studios Contact Us [email protected]

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