Quantic Dream

Infobox Company
company_name = Quantic Dream
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1997
location = Paris, France
key_people = David Cage, Founder Guillaume de Fondaumière, Chief Operating Officer

industry = Computer and video games , Motion capture
products = "Omikron - The Nomad Soul", "Fahrenheit" , "Immortel (Ad Vitam)" - motion capture
revenue =
num_employees =
homepage = [http://www.quanticdream.com/ www.quanticdream.com]

Quantic Dream is a French video game developer based in Paris, France, founded in 1997.cite web|url=http://www.totalvideogames.com/articles/Quantic_Dream_Developer_Profile_7391.htm| title=Quantic Dream Developer Profile Feature|author=dela Fuente, Derek|publisher=totalvideogames.com|date=2005-03-15|accessdate=2008-02-17] The company also supplies motion capture services to the film and video game industries.

History

They launched their first title, "", in 1999 for PC and Dreamcast, which also featured original music and acts by musician David Bowie. Quantic Dream was next due to develop "Quark", a game which was later cancelled. For the next two years, the developers at Quantic Dream worked hard to advance their production infrastructure, which they had first begun using in "Quark".

In 2002, they officially began development of "Fahrenheit" (known as "Indigo Prophecy" in North America), the first game to use their sophisticated "interactive cinema" technology which allows gamers to play through multiple worldlines based on the decisions made rather than a one-dimensional story. "Fahrenheit" is also their first game to be launched to worldwide critical acclaim, receiving multiple awards and nominations prior to its release, with high ratings from all major gaming publications.cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/fahrenheit|title="Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy)" ratings overview|accessdate=2007-01-01|publisher="Metacritic"] According to the official Quantic Dream website, Fahrenheit has sold over 800,000 units worldwide since it was released.

As of 2005, Quantic Dream's next announced titles are a new franchise called "Heavy Rain" and "Omikron 2", both of which are being aimed at next-generation consoles, particularly the Playstation 3. Heavy Rain received positive previews in 2006 due to the stunning graphics of an early technology demo. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCClcsD3GcU] ]

Games

* ""
* "Fahrenheit" ("Indigo Prophecy")
* "Heavy Rain"
* "Omikron 2"

Motion Capture

* Immortel (Ad Vitam)

References

External links

* [http://www.quanticdream.com/ Official site]
* [http://omikrongame.blogspot.com/ "Omikron Game"] Quantic Dream fan-site
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/quantic-dream "Quantic Dream"] profile on MobyGames