Move Interactive
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| Company type | Stock Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2001 Madeira Island, Portugal |
| Founders | Roberto Varela[1] Rogério Silva [2] |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Roberto Varela (CEO) Rogério Silva |
| Products | Ugo Volt |
Number of employees | 13 (2006) |
| Website | Official website |
Move Interactive, Produções de Software S.A. (referred to as Move Interactive S.A.) was a Portuguese software and multimedia developer.
In their first year of operation the firm won the Madeira Innovation Prize for entrepreneurship [1] (in Portuguese) and began a relationship with Gesventure, the noted Portuguese venture capital firm, that continues today.
In 2005 the company secured founding from PME Investimentos and Banif New Capital, allowing them to increase the pace of development for their debut project, Ugo Volt, a videogame that is aimed at the international market, and if successful, it will be the first of that scale to be developed in Portugal.
On November 26, 2007 in partnership with SIC, Move Interactive released the Floribella video game, [2] (in Portuguese) based on the popular series Floribella.
Ugo Volt was also the first Portuguese game to be featured at E3 (2006) [3] (in Portuguese)
References
- ^ "Roberto Varela". linkedin.com.
- ^ "Rogério Silva". linkedin.com.
External links
- Move Interactive Official website
- Developer page at CEIM (Centro de Empresas e Inovação da Madeira) (in Portuguese)
- Interview with the developers of Ugo Volt (in Portuguese)
- Ugo Volt, Official website
- Floribella Videogame, Official website (in Portuguese)