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Rovio Entertainment Games
Rovio may refer to: *Kustaa Rovio, a Finnish politician from the first half of the 20th century *Rovio Entertainment, a Finnish video game company best known for being the creator of ''Angry Birds'' *Rovio Animation, an animation division of Rovio Entertainment *Rovio (robot), a Wi-Fi enabled robot manufactured by Hong Kong company WowWee *Rovio (Ticino), a municipality in the Swiss canton of Ticino See also *Roxio, an American software company {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kustaa Rovio
Kustaa Adolf Simonpoika Rovio (23 January 1887 in Saint Petersburg – 21 April 1938) also known as Gustav Ravelin, was a Finland, Finnish Communist politician and was the First Secretary of the Karelian Communist Party. Rovio was executed during the Great Purge. He was also the head of the Helsinki Police Department, Helsingfors (Helsinki) Police. Biography Kustaa Rovio was born in a Russian-speaking Finnish family from the Saint Petersburg, Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) area. At the age of 12, he began working as a delivery boy in workshops, then as a turner at the Atlas plant, and began attending Marxist circles. In 1905, he took part in the procession to the Winter Palace. In December 1905, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, RSDLP. In 1907, he was arrested and exiled to Vologda, from where he fled. In 1910, he was arrested again and exiled to Tula, Russia, Tula. He then fled to Finland and became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. From 1913 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovio Entertainment
Rovio Entertainment Oy (formerly Relude Oy and Rovio Mobile Oy) is a Finnish video game developer and publisher based in Espoo. Founded in 2003 by Helsinki University of Technology students Niklas Hed, Jarno Väkeväinen and Kim Dikert, the company is best known for the '' Angry Birds'' franchise. The company currently operates studios in Barcelona, Toronto, Espoo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen, with former offices in Montreal. The company's success has helped to establish Finland as a leading player in the mobile game industry and has helped to create a thriving ecosystem for game development in the country. In August 2023, Sega purchased Rovio for and it was made a subsidiary of the Sega Europe division. History 2003–2009: early years In 2003, three students from the Helsinki University of Technology, Niklas Hed, Jarno Väkeväinen and Kim Dikert, participated in a mobile game development competition at the Assembly demo party sponsored by Nokia and Hewlett-Packard. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovio Animation
Rovio Animation, Ltd. (also known as Rovio Animation Studios) is a Canadian animation studio. It is a division of Ferly Corporation (formerly known as Kaiken Entertainment) after it was acquired from its original owner, Rovio Entertainment in March 2017, while still working exclusively on the company's ''Angry Birds ''Angry Birds'' is a Finnish media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment, and owned by Sega. The game series focuses on the titular flock of colorful angry birds who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs. Inspired by the game ''Cr ...'' franchise. It is led by former Rovio CEO Mikael Hed. As of 2023, Rovio's television works are currently distributed by Cake Entertainment. Filmography Television series Feature films References Canadian companies established in 2012 Canadian animation studios Companies based in Vancouver Rovio Entertainment Sega Sammy Holdings Corporate spin-offs Finnish animation studios {{animation-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovio (robot)
Rovio is a Wi-Fi enabled robot manufactured by WowWee which lets its user view what the robot's webcam sees from anywhere in the world. It can be accessed and controlled via an internet connection from any PC, Mac, Cell Phone, Smartphone A smartphone is a mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen interface, allowing users to access a wide range of applications and services, such as web browsing, email, and social media, as well as multi ..., PDA or PSP. The Rovio uses a Kiwi Drive for omnidirectional motion. References External linksRovio page from WowWee web site Rolling robots WowWee 2008 robots {{Toy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovio (Ticino)
Rovio is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Traditionally Rovio has been an agricultural community, raising livestock and growing vines, but today many of its houses are occupied by commuters, largely travelling into the city of Lugano. The entire village of Rovio is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites, whilst the oratory of S. Vigilio is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. On 10 April 2022, the former municipalities of Maroggia, Melano and Rovio merged to form the new municipality of Val Mara. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Or a cat rampant guardant sable langued gules.'' The cat () refers to the nickname given to the villagers. History Rovio is first mentioned in 852 as ''Rovi''. Five fire pits from about 1000 BC were discovered within the municipal area, as well as remains from the Iron Age and the Roman era. In 1213 the '' Vicinanza'' which included Rovio village came u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
