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Charles Cecil MBE (born 11 August 1962) is a British video game designer and co-founder of Revolution Software. His family lived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo when he was still very young, but was evacuated two years after Mobutu Sese Seko's coup d'état. He studied at Bedales School in Hampshire, England. In 1980 he began his studies in Engineering Manufacture and Management at Manchester University, where he met student Richard Turner who invited him to write text adventures for Artic Computing. After completing his degree in 1985 he decided to continue his career in game development and became director of Artic. The following year he established Paragon Programming, a game development company working with British publisher U.S. Gold. In 1987 he moved into publishing as a softwa

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  • Charles Cecil, MBE je klíčovou postavou interaktivní zábavy po čtvrt století. V současnosti pracuje jako manager pro britskou společnost Revolution Software, která v minulosti vydávala hry sklízející úspěchy u kritiky i hráčů - například Beneath a Steel Sky a sérii Broken Sword. Cecil se věnuje přednáškám na téma komerčních a kreativních aspektů tvorby počítačových her. V roce 2006 byl oceněn titulem "Industry legend" časopisem Develop. (cs)
  • تشارلز سيسيل (بالإنجليزية: Charles Cecil)‏ هو مصمم ألعاب ومنتج ألعاب فيديو بريطاني، ولد في 11 أغسطس 1962 في يورك في المملكة المتحدة. (ar)
  • Charles Cecil MBE (* 11. August 1962 in York) ist ein britischer Spieleentwickler. (de)
  • Charles Cecil MBE (born 11 August 1962) is a British video game designer and co-founder of Revolution Software. His family lived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo when he was still very young, but was evacuated two years after Mobutu Sese Seko's coup d'état. He studied at Bedales School in Hampshire, England. In 1980 he began his studies in Engineering Manufacture and Management at Manchester University, where he met student Richard Turner who invited him to write text adventures for Artic Computing. After completing his degree in 1985 he decided to continue his career in game development and became director of Artic. The following year he established Paragon Programming, a game development company working with British publisher U.S. Gold. In 1987 he moved into publishing as a software development manager for U.S. Gold. A year later he was approached by Activision and was offered the position of manager of their European development studio. In 1990, Cecil founded Revolution along with Tony Warriner, David Sykes and Noirin Carmody. Originally located in Hull, the company moved to York in 1994. Cecil then became Revolution's managing director and focused on writing and design. For the company's first title, Lure of the Temptress (1992), Cecil conceived with others an innovative game engine, called Virtual Theatre, that was designed by Tony Warriner. Cecil's interest in cinematic techniques and technical developments became manifest in Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars and the games that followed. Broken Sword 1 was a 2D point-and-click game, but by the end of the nineties Cecil took the company to 3D games with direct control, including Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (2003). In 2004 with no project at hand, he, as head of the company, let everyone go. Nevertheless, he continued to design by implementing the so-called "Hollywood model", in which each time a team is assembled to create a movie. For the fourth Broken Sword game, Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, he decided to work with Sumo Digital. By the end of the decade new developments made it possible to renew the back catalogue of Revolution, and in 2011 Develop ranked Revolution Software among the top 50 most successful development studios in the world. Lure of the Temptress was followed by a string of critically and commercially successful adventure games, including Beneath a Steel Sky, the Broken Sword series, In Cold Blood and Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado. Beneath a Steel Sky and the Broken Sword series are often referred to as one of the best adventures of all time, appearing on numerous "top" adventure game lists and receiving several awards and nominations. Sales of Broken Sword 1 and 2 have made over US$100 million and have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. New versions were downloaded by over 4 million people in 2011. Cecil worked on various adventure games outside Revolution, including The Da Vinci Code and Doctor Who: The Adventure Games. Cecil is currently operating as managing director of Revolution. He co-founded Game Republic in 2003 and has been a director on the board. He is a member of the advisory committee for the renewed Game Republic, and has been on the advisory panel of the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival. He is member of the advisory panel of the Evolve and Develop Conference, a board member of Screen Yorkshire, and a member of Skillset's Computer Games Skills Council. He regularly talks at events and to mainstream press about creative and commercial aspects of the gaming industry. In 2006, he was awarded the status of "Development Legend" by Develop. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to the video game industry. (en)
  • Charles Cecil né le 11 août 1962 à York est un créateur de jeu vidéo anglais. Cofondateur de Revolution Software il est surtout connu pour sa série de jeux vidéo Les Chevaliers de Baphomet. (fr)
  • Charles Cecil (11 agosto 1962) è un autore di videogiochi britannico, noto per essere il fondatore e il presidente di Revolution Software. (it)
  • Чарлз Сесил (Charles Cecil; 11 августа 1962) — английский геймдизайнер, один из основателей британской компании Revolution Software. Наиболее известные работы — Beneath a Steel Sky и серия игр Broken Sword. В настоящее время занимает должность исполнительного директора компании Revolution Software. Сесил состоит в группе консультантов Эдинбургского фестиваля интерактивных развлечений и Конференций разработчиков, регулярно выступает с докладами на различных мероприятиях и в прессе о творческих и коммерческих аспектах индустрии компьютерных игр. Он также является соучредителем и директором Game Republic, союза разработчиков игр, а также членом правления , регионального агентства в поддержку кино, телевидения и интерактивных развлечений в Йоркшире. В 2006 году журнал «Develop», авторитетное европейское издание о разработке игр, присвоило Сесилу звание «легенды индустрии». (ru)
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  • Charles Cecil, MBE je klíčovou postavou interaktivní zábavy po čtvrt století. V současnosti pracuje jako manager pro britskou společnost Revolution Software, která v minulosti vydávala hry sklízející úspěchy u kritiky i hráčů - například Beneath a Steel Sky a sérii Broken Sword. Cecil se věnuje přednáškám na téma komerčních a kreativních aspektů tvorby počítačových her. V roce 2006 byl oceněn titulem "Industry legend" časopisem Develop. (cs)
  • تشارلز سيسيل (بالإنجليزية: Charles Cecil)‏ هو مصمم ألعاب ومنتج ألعاب فيديو بريطاني، ولد في 11 أغسطس 1962 في يورك في المملكة المتحدة. (ar)
  • Charles Cecil MBE (* 11. August 1962 in York) ist ein britischer Spieleentwickler. (de)
  • Charles Cecil né le 11 août 1962 à York est un créateur de jeu vidéo anglais. Cofondateur de Revolution Software il est surtout connu pour sa série de jeux vidéo Les Chevaliers de Baphomet. (fr)
  • Charles Cecil (11 agosto 1962) è un autore di videogiochi britannico, noto per essere il fondatore e il presidente di Revolution Software. (it)
  • Charles Cecil MBE (born 11 August 1962) is a British video game designer and co-founder of Revolution Software. His family lived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo when he was still very young, but was evacuated two years after Mobutu Sese Seko's coup d'état. He studied at Bedales School in Hampshire, England. In 1980 he began his studies in Engineering Manufacture and Management at Manchester University, where he met student Richard Turner who invited him to write text adventures for Artic Computing. After completing his degree in 1985 he decided to continue his career in game development and became director of Artic. The following year he established Paragon Programming, a game development company working with British publisher U.S. Gold. In 1987 he moved into publishing as a softwa (en)
  • Чарлз Сесил (Charles Cecil; 11 августа 1962) — английский геймдизайнер, один из основателей британской компании Revolution Software. Наиболее известные работы — Beneath a Steel Sky и серия игр Broken Sword. В настоящее время занимает должность исполнительного директора компании Revolution Software. Сесил состоит в группе консультантов Эдинбургского фестиваля интерактивных развлечений и Конференций разработчиков, регулярно выступает с докладами на различных мероприятиях и в прессе о творческих и коммерческих аспектах индустрии компьютерных игр. Он также является соучредителем и директором Game Republic, союза разработчиков игр, а также членом правления , регионального агентства в поддержку кино, телевидения и интерактивных развлечений в Йоркшире. В 2006 году журнал «Develop», авторитетное е (ru)
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