Illusion Labs
Illusion Labs is a developer and publisher of video games, based in Malmö, Sweden. Illusion Labs was founded in autumn of 2007. They create applications and games for iOS and Android (operating system), Android, combining engineering and aesthetics. Illusion Labs specializes in graphics, physics simulation, and novel interaction such as accelerometer and multi-touch. They exclusively make in-house productions and no contract work. Products Illusion Labs has produced a number of games for different platforms. *''Labyrinth'' (2008) * ''Touchgrind'' (2008) * ''Sway (video game), Sway'' (2009) * ''Labyrinth 2'' (2009) * ''Foosball'' (2010) * ''Blast-A-Way'' (2012) * ''Mr. Crab'' (2013) * ''Touchgrind Skate 2'' (2013) * ''Rocket Cars'' (2014) * ''Touchgrind BMX'' (2014) * ''Nono Islands'' (2015) * ''Mr. Crab 2'' (2016) * ''Bacon Escape'' (2017) * ''Bacon Escape 2'' (2018) * ''Touchgrind BMX 2'' (2018) * ''Way of the Turtle'' (2019) References {{reflist External links Illusion ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Video Game Industry
The video game industry encompasses the Video game development, development, marketing, and Video game monetization, monetization of video games. The industry (economics), industry encompasses dozens of job disciplines and thousands of jobs worldwide. The video game industry has grown from niches to mainstream. , video games generated annually in global sales. In the US, it earned about in 2007, in 2008, and 2010, according to the Entertainment Software Association, ESA annual report. Research from Ampere Analysis indicated three points: the sector has consistently grown since at least 2015 and expanded 26% COVID-19 pandemic, from 2019 to 2021, to a record ; the global games and services market is forecast to shrink 1.2% annually to in 2022; the industry is not recession-proof. The industry has influenced the advance of personal computers with sound cards, graphics cards and 3D graphic accelerators, CPUs, and co-processors like PhysX. Sound cards, for example, were origi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Android (operating System)
Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Android is developed by a consortium of developers known as the Open Handset Alliance and commercially sponsored by Google. It was unveiled in November 2007, with the first commercial Android device, the HTC Dream, being launched in September 2008. Most versions of Android are proprietary. The core components are taken from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which is free and open-source software (FOSS) primarily licensed under the Apache License. When Android is installed on devices, the ability to modify the otherwise free and open-source software is usually restricted, either by not providing the corresponding source code or by preventing reinstallation through technical measures, thus rendering the installed version proprietary. Most Android devices ship with additio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Touchgrind
''Touchgrind'' is a series of skateboarding simulation games developed and published by Swedish studio Illusion Labs. The first game released for iOS on October 15, 2008, with a version for iPad released not long after the product's launch on March 31, 2010. A sequel, ''Touchgrind Skate 2'', was released on November 21, 2013 for both iOS and Android devices. The game allows players to control a variety of different skateboards to complete tricks and score points or take part in competitions to beat your high score. Following the success of the game, a spin-off series titled ''Touchgrind BMX'' was released on May 26, 2011, with a sequel ''Touchgrind BMX 2'' being released on April 11, 2018. A second spin-off, ''Touchgrind Scooter'', was released on June 10, 2021. Gameplay Using touch controls, players are able to control skateboards around a number of different maps in a similar manner to using a fingerboard. Tricks can be completed by using different finger motions, such as re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sway (video Game)
Sway may refer to: Places * Sway, Hampshire, a village and civil parish in the New Forest in England ** Sway railway station, serving the village People * Sway (British musician) (born 1983), British hip hop/grime singer * Sway Calloway (born 1971), American journalist, rapper, ''MTV News'' and radio anchor * Sway Clarke II, Canadian singer/songwriter * Espen Lind (born 1971), Norwegian singer who used the stage name Sway * Jose Penala, Jose "Sway" Penala, appeared on ''American Idol'' Season 5 * Susan Wayland (born 1980), German glamour and latex model nicknamed Sway * Sway (Japanese rapper) (born 1986), Japanese rapper and actor Art and entertainment Dance * Sway (dance), a motion in ballroom dance * Sway or ''schunkeln'', a side to side motion in beer and music halls Albums * ''Sway'' (Blue October album), by Blue October * ''Sway'' (Whirr album), by Whirr * ''Sway'' (Tove Styrke album), 2018 Songs * "¿Quién será?", or "Sway", a 1953 composition performed over the y ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Labyrinth 2
Labyrinth 2 is a game developed by Illusion Labs for the iPod Touch, iPhone, Android, and Labyrinth 2 HD for the iPad. Labyrinth 2 utilizes the iPhone's tilt recognition as with most other labyrinth games for the iPhone at the time. However, Labyrinth 2 adds many new elements to its gameplay, such as bumpers, cannons, slingshots, duplicators and many more. Players of the original Labyrinth could play five Labyrinth 2 style levels, even in the free lite edition. Level editor Labyrinth 2 allows the player to create their own levels through an online level editor. Levels created in the level editor by other players can be downloaded. Reception Labyrinth 2 received positive reviews. TouchArcade rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars, praising the game's level editor. Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Me ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blast-A-Way
''Blast-A-Way'' is an iOS puzzle video game Puzzle video games make up a broad genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles can test problem-solving skills, including logic, pattern recognition, sequence solving, spatial recognition, and word completion. ... developed by Swedish studio Illusion Labs and released on August 30, 2012. Reception The game has a Metacritic score of 87%, based on 10 critic reviews. Slide To Play wrote " If you've been looking for a game that will impress your friends, look no further. Blast-A-Way is a fun, casual game that looks fantastic. " AppSpy said " Blast-A-Way invokes the friendly atmosphere of Little Big Planet, but puts you behind the wheel of three explosive maniacs set on solving their problems with brute force - all for the children you have to understand. " Multiplayer.it wrote " Blast-A-Way it's a true surprise, even on the quite crowded physics puzzle genre. Another quality game from Illusions Labs. " ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Video Game Companies Of Sweden
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally exclusively a live technology. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practical vid ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |