Bohemia Interactive
Bohemia Interactive Studio (BIS) is an independent computer and console game developer based in Prague, the Czech Republic. BIS currently employs over 30 game developers in their Prague based research and development studio. The company is managed by Marek Španěl (born 1973), who is also co-owner of the company.
BIS as a member of IDEA games, who functions as a publisher and consultant for several independent developers.
| Logo | |
| Company type | Video game developer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters |  Prague, Czech Republic |
Key people | Marek Španěl (CEO), Ondřej Španěl |
| Products | Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, ArmA: Armed Assault, ArmA II |
| Revenue | 1,159,776,000 Czech koruna (2020)  |
| 784,701,000 Czech koruna (2020) | |
| 636,874,000 Czech koruna (2020) | |
| Total assets | 1,032,294,000 Czech koruna (2020) |
Number of employees | 350 (2021) |
| Website | http://www.bistudio.com |
Operation Flashpoint
The release of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis in 2001 into the international market won BIS several prestigious awards. At London's ECTS show of 2001, BIS won the "Best PC Game Developer of the Year" award. In addition, BIS was also awarded "Rookie Studio of the Year" at GDC 2002.
The debut game of BIS, published by Codemasters, immediately became the top selling game in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, Czech Republic and other countries. After this success BIS prepared a special US version of the game which launched in September 2001 and it also became one of the best selling games in the USA.
After OFP was released, the official expansion packs came onto the game market, officially titled Red Hammer and Resistance which brought significant engine updates. The development team continued (until 2005) to support the game with regularly released upgrades and patches over the Internet.
An Xbox version of Operation Flashpoint containing both original and the resistance campaign was released in November 2005. It was released under the name Operation Flashpoint: Elite.
Games/expansion packs
- Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (Microsoft Windows) - June 2001
- Operation Flashpoint: Gold Edition (Windows) - November 2001
- Operation Flashpoint: Resistance (Windows) - June 2002
- Operation Flashpoint: GOTY Edition (Windows) - November 2002
- Operation Flashpoint: Elite (Xbox) - October 2005
- ArmA: Armed Assault (worldwide) / ArmA: Combat Operations (US) (Windows) - November 2006 (Czech Republic/Germany)/ February 2007 (Europe)/ May 2007 (US)
- ArmA: Queen's Gambit - September 2007 (EU)
Upcoming games
Bohemia Interactive is currently working on ArmA 2, also known as Game 2.
- ArmA 2 - 2009 (PC, TBA console)
- Carrier Command: Gaea Mission - 2010 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
Bohemia Interactive Australia
The spinoff studio Bohemia Interactive Australia (BIA) was formed by BIS and David Lagettie, where joint development of a special military training simulation program, VBS1, began in December 2001. After thorough testing and field use (in cooperation with United States Marine Corps), VBS1 was made available in the fall of 2002 for qualified government clients and military organizations. On May 21, 2004, VBS1 underwent limited public distribution. On August 14 2004 it was released for North America; distribution was handled by Coalescent Technologies.
Developed training programs
Services for professionals
The studio operates its own Motion capture setup provided by technology leading Vicon, Vivid-900 3D scanner by Minolta and RED One camera with complete set of lenses, lighting and related computer equipment.
The technology is available for hire and was used in various in-house and external projects (e.g. Wanted (2008 film), Universe at War: Earth Assault).
Also, B.I. offers output data from its unique "Linda studio" developed in-house. It is the highly sophisticated software used to generate 3D models of trees and bushes specifically adjusted for real-time simulations and games (each model includes multiple levels of detail, LOD).