Amanita Design
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| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Jakub Dvorsky |
| Headquarters | Brno, Czech Republic |
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Key people
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Jakub Dvorský |
| Products | Machinarium, Botanicula, Samorost, Samorost 2 |
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Number of employees
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14[1] |
| Website | amanita-design.net |
Amanita Design is an independent Czech video game developing company that was founded in 2003 by Jakub Dvorský.[2] The company has made one Webby Award-winning game (Samorost 2),[3] as well as educational and advertising minigames and animations, all using Adobe Flash. Clients include BBC, Nike and The Polyphonic Spree. In 2009, Amanita Design released the award-winning game Machinarium. Botanicula was released in April 2012 as both a standalone purchase as well as the subject of the Humble Botanicula Debut. They are now working on Samorost 3 (the follow-up to Samorost 2).[4]
Contents
Games
There are nine games released by Amanita Design and one game being in development.
Released titles
| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samorost | 2003 | Browser | First point and click game |
| Rocketman | 2004 | Browser | Short game for Nike |
| The Quest For The Rest | 2004 | Browser | Short game for band Polyphonic spree |
| Samorost 2 | 2005 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Second game in the Samorost series |
| Questionaut | 2008 | Browser | Point and click game for BBC |
| Shy Dwarf[5] | 2009 | Browser | Arcade game by Jaromír Plachý. |
| Machinarium | 2009 | Windows, OS X, Linux, PS3 (PSN), PS Vita (PSN), iPad 2, Android, BlackBerry PlayBook | First full-length game |
| Osada | 2011 | Browser, Windows, OS X, Linux | Interactive music video |
| Botanicula | 2012 | Windows, OS X, Linux, iPad, Android | Second full-length game |
| Samorost 3[4] | 2016 | TBA | Third game in the Samorost series and third full-length game |
| Chuchel[6] | TBA | TBA | Puzzle game[7] |
Side projects
- Kooky (puppet feature film and book)
- Plantage (music video for Under Byen)
- Na tu svatbu (music video for Kamil Jasmín)
- Shy dwarf (short game by Jaromír Plachý)
- Nusle (short film)
- Psyride (psytrance music video)
- Blanka Šperková (flash website)
- Podvědomím (flash website)
- Pantry (web toy)
Team members and collaborators
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Jakub Dvorsky, studio founder.
- Jakub Dvorský
- Václav Blín (main animator)
- David Oliva (programmer)
- Tomáš Dvořák (Floex) (musician)
- Tomáš Dvořák (Pif) (soundman)
- Adolf Lachman (painter)
- Jaromír Plachý (additional animator)
- Jan Werner (programmer)
Awards
- IndieCade - Story / World Design Award (2012)
- Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Audio Award (2012)
- Annual Independent Games Festival - Excellence in Visual Art Award (2009)
- DICE Awards - Nomination for 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (2009)
- Gamasutra - Best Indie Game of 2009
- VGChartz.com - Best Indie Game of 2009
- PC Gamer - Best Soundtrack of 2009
- Flashforward Film Festival - winner in Original Sound category (2006)
- Seoul net festival - Best Web-Work Award (2006)
- Webby Award - winner in games category (2007)
- Annual Independent Games Festival - Best Web Browser Game (2007)
- Top Talent Award - nominee (2003)
- Webby Award - nominee (2004)
- British Academy Award (BAFTA) - nominee (2009)
- Mochis Award - Best Game Art (2009)
References
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-COneoWKPeA#t=968
- ↑ INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Jakub Dvorsky, Founder Of Amanita Design And Creator Of Machinarium | Alternative Magazine Online
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- ↑ http://www.hrej.cz/novinky/2009/10/29/plachy-trpaslik-flashovka-od-amanita-design-19675/ czech
- ↑ http://www.koule.cz/cs/rychlovky/dva-vyrazeji-na-turne-s-deskou-inspirovanou-americkym-mestem-nipomo-47505.shtml
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