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Jakub Dvorský (born August 19, 1978) is a designer and video game creator from
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,
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. In 2003, he founded
Amanita Design Amanita Design is a Czech independent video game developing company founded in 2003 by Jakub Dvorský and headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. The company has created award-winning games including '' Machinarium'', the '' Samorost'' series ...
, a small independent game developing studio based in the Czech Republic.


Life and career

Between 1994–1997 he was part of video game studio NoSense. He participated in development of projects ''Dračí Historie'' ("Dragon History"), ''Katapult'' ("Catapult") and '' Asmodeus: Tajemný kraj Ruthaniolu'' ("Asmodeus: Mysterious Country of Ruthaniol"). The studio was defunct in 1997. In years 1997–2003 he studied at
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (AAAD, , abbreviated VŠUP, also known as UMPRUM) is a public university located in Prague, Czech Republic. The university offers the study disciplines of painting, illustration and graphics, ...
. He was taught by
Jiří Barta Jiří Barta (born 26 November 1948) is a Czech stop-motion animation director. Many of his films use wood as a medium for animation. Among his notable films are the 1986 film '' The Pied Piper''. In 2007 he released his first animated short ...
. In 2003 he established the company
Amanita Design Amanita Design is a Czech independent video game developing company founded in 2003 by Jakub Dvorský and headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. The company has created award-winning games including '' Machinarium'', the '' Samorost'' series ...
and released his first project '' Samorost'' ("Maverick"). Amanita Design was partially made from former NoSense staff. The studio develops games in
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. Most of the projects were
Point-and-click adventure game An adventure game is a video game genre in which the player assumes the role of a protagonist in an Interactive storytelling, interactive story, driven by exploration and/or Puzzle video game, puzzle-solving. The Video game genres, genre's focus ...
s. Dvorský worked on projects such as '' Samorost 2'', ''
Machinarium ''Machinarium'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It was released on 16 October 2009 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, on 8 September 2011 for iPad 2 on the App Store, on 21 November 2011 for BlackBerry P ...
'' and ''
Samorost 3 ''Samorost 3'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It is the third video game title in the ''Samorost'' series and the sequel to '' Samorost 2''. It is the first game in the series that is full-length and with ...
'' which was released on March 24, 2016 after five years in development. His latest game, '' Happy Game'', was released 2021. He also worked on animated film ''
Kooky ''Kooky'' (, literally "Kuky returns", a pun on '' Lassie se vrací'') is a 2010 Czech action comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák. The film combines techniques of puppet animation, stop motion and live action. It tells the story of a six-year ...
'' for which he gained nomination for Český lev


Games

* '' Dragon History'' - (1995) * '' Katapult'' - (1996) * ''
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'' - (1997) * '' Samorost'' (2003) * ''Rocketman VC'' – game for
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(2004) * '' Samorost 2'' (2005) * ''The Quest for the Rest'' – game for
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(2006) * '' Questionaut'' – educational game for
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(2008) * ''
Machinarium ''Machinarium'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It was released on 16 October 2009 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, on 8 September 2011 for iPad 2 on the App Store, on 21 November 2011 for BlackBerry P ...
'' (2009) * ''
Botanicula ''Botanicula'' is a Adventure game#Point-and-click adventure games, point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. The game was released on 19 April 2012, for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game was later ported to iOS an ...
'' (2012) * ''
Samorost 3 ''Samorost 3'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It is the third video game title in the ''Samorost'' series and the sequel to '' Samorost 2''. It is the first game in the series that is full-length and with ...
'' (2016) * ''
Chuchel ''Chuchel'' () is a 2018 video game developed by Amanita Design. Story The game follows the protagonist Chuchel, a Dust-style creature, as he tries to retrieve a cherry stolen by a giant one early morning, with his all-in-one best friend, enemy ...
'' (2018) * '' Pilgrims'' (2019) * ''
Creaks ''Creaks'' is a puzzle-platform game developed and published by Amanita Design. It was announced on 9 October 2018. The game was released on 10 July 2020 for iOS, macOS, and tvOS through Apple Arcade, followed by releases for Xbox One, PlayStat ...
'' (2020) * '' Happy Game'' (2021) * ''
Phonopolis ''Phonopolis'' is an upcoming video game developed by Amanita Design. Plot Felix, an inconspicuous young man, lives in Phonopolis; a city ruled by the authoritarian Leader. He unknowingly faces a great threat with his fellow citizens. Leader cr ...
'' (TBA)


Awards

Machinarium ''Machinarium'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. It was released on 16 October 2009 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, on 8 September 2011 for iPad 2 on the App Store, on 21 November 2011 for BlackBerry P ...
won the award for the Best Indie Game 2009 by
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and the award for the Best Soundtrack in a video game by
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.
Botanicula ''Botanicula'' is a Adventure game#Point-and-click adventure games, point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. The game was released on 19 April 2012, for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game was later ported to iOS an ...
won a
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2012 in the category "Best European Adventure Game".


References


External links


Amanita Design


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