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'''Éric Chahi''' is a French [[computer game designer]] and programmer, best known as the creator of ''[[Another World (video game)|Another World]]'' (also known as ''Out of This World'' in North America) and ''[[Heart of Darkness (video game)|Heart of Darkness]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Premiere |date=2007 |page=117 |title=Quinze ans plus tard, Éric Chahi revient sur son projet, devenu, avec le temps, une référence |lang=fr}}</ref>
'''Éric Chahi''' is a French [[computer game designer]] and [[programmer]], best known as the creator of ''[[Another World (video game)|Another World]]'' (also known as ''Out of This World'' in North America) and ''[[Heart of Darkness (video game)|Heart of Darkness]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Premiere |date=2007 |page=117 |title=Quinze ans plus tard, Éric Chahi revient sur son projet, devenu, avec le temps, une référence |lang=fr}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Éric Chahi started programming on [[Oric Atmos]] and [[Amstrad]] in 1983 for the company [[Loriciels]]. He utilized his experience on platforms such as the [[Atari ST]] and [[Amiga]] with games such as ''Jeanne d'Arc'' and ''Voyage au centre de la Terre'' published by Chip. In 1989 Éric Chahi quit Chip to join [[Delphine Software International]] to work on the graphics for ''[[Future Wars]]'', a game designed by [[Paul Cuisset]]. Then, over a period of two years, Chahi developed ''[[Another World (video game)|Another World]]'' (released in 1991) entirely on his own, from the story to the box artwork, only soliciting help for the music score; later that game received much critical acclaim for its atmosphere and minimalism, and went on to be considered as a [[Cult following|cult classic]].
Éric Chahi started programming on [[Oric Atmos]] and [[Amstrad]] in 1983 for the company [[Loriciels]]. He worked on games such as ''Jeanne d'Arc'' and ''Voyage au centre de la Terre'' published for ''Chip''. In 1989 Éric Chahi quit ''Chip'' to join [[Delphine Software International]] to work on the graphics for ''[[Future Wars]]'', a game designed by [[Paul Cuisset]]. After this, over a period of two years, Chahi developed ''[[Another World (video game)|Another World]]'' (released in 1991) on his own, only soliciting help for the music score. Another World went on to receive critical acclaim for its atmosphere and minimalism, becoming a [[Cult following|cult classic]].

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After leaving Delphine, Chahi founded Amazing Studio and became one of several designers that were working on ''[[Heart of Darkness (video game)|Heart of Darkness]]'', a [[Side-scrolling video game|side-scrolling game]]. It suffered numerous delays, and was in development for six years.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hickman |first=Sam |title=One Man and His Dog|magazine=[[Sega Saturn Magazine]]|issue=8|publisher=[[Emap International Limited]]|date=June 1996|pages=36–42 |url=https://archive.org/details/Sega_Saturn_Magazine_Issue_08_1996-06_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n35/mode/1up}}</ref>


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Chahi disappeared from the game industry for some years but returned to making games with [[Ubisoft]] in the 2010s.<ref name="develop-online ubisoft montpellier">{{cite news | url=http://www.develop-online.net/features/1530/A-ray-of-light | title=Inside Ubisoft Montpellier: A Ray of light | work=develop-online.net | date=January 25, 2012 | accessdate=February 6, 2012 | author=Freeman, Will | quote=It was at Ubisoft Montpellier that [...] where Another World creator Eric Chahi chose to step out from several years in the development wilderness to create From Dust.}}</ref> In April 2005 he released a free [[Game Boy Advance]] version of ''Another World''. It was created in collaboration with programmer Cyril Cogordan, who originally started it as a fan project. It can be played using a [[Game Boy Advance flash cartridges|GBA flash cartridge]] or [[emulator]].
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After leaving Delphine, Chahi founded Amazing Studio and became one of several designers that were working there on ''[[Heart of Darkness (video game)|Heart of Darkness]]'', an initially ambitious side-scrolling game. It suffered numerous delays, and was in development for six years.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hickman |first=Sam |title=One Man and His Dog|magazine=[[Sega Saturn Magazine]]|issue=8|publisher=[[Emap International Limited]]|date=June 1996|pages=36–42 |url=https://archive.org/details/Sega_Saturn_Magazine_Issue_08_1996-06_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n35/mode/1up}}</ref> When Infogrames finally published it in 1998, it was moderately received by critics due to short length and by-then dated graphical resolution, though the graphics of the [[PlayStation]] port were praised.


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A version of ''Another World'' for mobile phones was made with the help of developer Magic Productions and released in 2005. On April 14, 2006, Chahi and Magic Productions released an updated PC version of ''Another World'' which featured remade graphics and ran on modern versions of [[Microsoft Windows]]. This HD version was ported to [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation Vita|PS Vita]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] and [[Wii U]] in June 2014 as a 20th-anniversary edition.
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Chahi disappeared from the game industry for some years but returned to making games with [[Ubisoft]] in the 2010s.<ref name="develop-online ubisoft montpellier">{{cite news | url=http://www.develop-online.net/features/1530/A-ray-of-light | title=Inside Ubisoft Montpellier: A Ray of light | work=develop-online.net | date=January 25, 2012 | accessdate=February 6, 2012 | author=Freeman, Will | quote=It was at Ubisoft Montpellier that [...] where Another World creator Eric Chahi chose to step out from several years in the development wilderness to create From Dust.}}</ref> In April 2005 he released a [http://www.foxysofts.com/index.php?l=content/gba/anworld.inc free Game Boy Advance version] of ''Another World''. It was created in collaboration with a programmer named Cyril Cogordan, who originally started it as a fan project. It can be played by using a [[Game Boy Advance flash cartridges|GBA flash cartridge]] or [[emulator]].


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On June 14, 2010, a trailer for Chahi's new game named ''[[From Dust]]'' was shown at E3. The game was released on July 27, 2011, on [[Xbox Live Arcade]] as part of the 2011 [[Summer of Arcade]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Marketplace/Summer-of-Arcade|title=Beat the heat with Summer of Arcade|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> is described as a mix between ''[[Populous (video game)|Populous]]'' and ''[[Black & White (video game)|Black and White]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5563523/another-world-creator-back-with-a-new-game-project-dust|title=Another World Creator Back With A New Game: Project Dust|author=Luke Plunkett|publisher=Kotaku}}</ref> It was also released on the PC later on August 17, 2011, and later was released for the [[Chrome (browser)|Chrome]] web browser.
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A version of ''Another World'' for mobile phones was made with the help of developer Magic Productions and commercially released in 2005. On April 14, 2006, Chahi and Magic Productions released an updated PC version of ''Another World''. It features higher resolution graphics and runs on modern versions of Windows. This HD version was ported to Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, 3DS and Wii U in June 2014 as a 20th-anniversary edition.


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In December 2012, ''Another World'' was added to the collection of the New York [[Museum of Modern Art]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2012/11/29/video-games-14-in-the-collection-for-starters/|title = MoMA &#124; Video Games: 14 in the Collection, for Starters}}</ref>
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On June 14, 2010, a trailer for Chahi's new game, named ''[[From Dust]]'' was shown at E3 2010. The game was released on July 27, 2011 on [[Xbox Live Arcade]] as part of the 2011 Summer of Arcade,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Marketplace/Summer-of-Arcade|title=Beat the heat with Summer of Arcade|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> is described as a mix between ''[[Populous (video game)|Populous]]'' and ''[[Black & White (video game)|Black and White]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5563523/another-world-creator-back-with-a-new-game-project-dust|title=Another World Creator Back With A New Game: Project Dust|author=Luke Plunkett|publisher=Kotaku}}</ref> It was also released on the PC later on August 17, 2011 and later was released for the [[Chrome (browser)|Chrome]] web browser.


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In November 2014, he made a 3D Interactive Lava Simulator for the Volcano Museum La Cité du Volcan on [[Réunion|Réunion Island]] near [[Madagascar]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.museesreunion.re/laciteduvolcan/simulateur-d-eruption |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225133803/https://www.museesreunion.re/laciteduvolcan/simulateur-d-eruption |archive-date=25 December 2019 |title=Simulateur d'éruption | website=Réunion des Musées Régionaux |language=fr }}</ref>
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In December 2012, his game ''Another World'' was added to the collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2012/11/29/video-games-14-in-the-collection-for-starters/|title = MoMA &#124; Video Games: 14 in the Collection, for Starters}}</ref>


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In 2016, he created the indie video game studio Pixel Reef in [[Montpellier]], France to work on a new title ''[[Paper Beast]]'', a title set to be released on [[PlayStation VR]] in 2019 and [[PlayStation 4]] in 2020.{{needs update|date=January 2024}} This project came out of the work he did for the Réunion Volcano Museum while studying the island's [[Piton de la Fournaise]] volcano for these simulations. Chahi started Pixel Reef, along with Sahy and two others after the museum project was finished to work on this game, and as of 2019, the team now numbers 16.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/another-world-creator-eric-chahi-is-back-with-a-ps4-vr-1833900352 | title = Another World Creator Éric Chahi Is Back With A PS4 VR Game| first= Luke | last=Plunkett | date = April 10, 2019 | accessdate = April 10, 2019 | work = [[Kotaku]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnc.fr/jeu-video/actualites/eric-chahi---javais-envie-de-creer-un-rythme-cinematographique-pour-another-world_932601|title = Eric Chahi : " J'avais envie de créer un rythme cinématographique pour Another World " &#124; CNC | date=18 March 2021 |language=fr | website=Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée}}</ref>
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In November 2014, he made a 3D Interactive Lava Simulator for the Volcano Museum La Cité du Volcan on [[Réunion|Réunion Island]] near Madagascar.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.museesreunion.re/laciteduvolcan/simulateur-d-eruption |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225133803/https://www.museesreunion.re/laciteduvolcan/simulateur-d-eruption |archive-date=25 December 2019 |title=Simulateur d'éruption | website=Réunion des Musées Régionaux |language=fr }}</ref>


''[[Paper Beast]]'' went on to release for PlayStation 4 on March 24, 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paper Beast |url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/paper-beast |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=PlayStation |language=en-US}}</ref> and on July 24, 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paper Beast on Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1232570/Paper_Beast/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=store.steampowered.com |language=en}}</ref> for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].
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In 2016, he created the indie video game studio Pixel Reef in Montpellier, France to work on a new title ''[[Paper Beast]]'', a title set to be released on [[PlayStation VR]] in 2019 and [[PlayStation 4]] in 2020. This project came out of the work he did for the Réunion Volcano Museum while studying the island's [[Piton de la Fournaise]] volcano for these simulations. Chahi started Pixel Reef, along with Sahy and two others after the museum project was finished to work on this game, and as of 2019, the team now numbers 16.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/another-world-creator-eric-chahi-is-back-with-a-ps4-vr-1833900352 | title = Another World Creator Éric Chahi Is Back With A PS4 VR Game| first= Luke | last=Plunkett | date = April 10, 2019 | accessdate = April 10, 2019 | work = [[Kotaku]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnc.fr/jeu-video/actualites/eric-chahi---javais-envie-de-creer-un-rythme-cinematographique-pour-another-world_932601|title = Eric Chahi : " J'avais envie de créer un rythme cinématographique pour Another World " &#124; CNC | date=18 March 2021 |language=fr | website=Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée}}</ref>


==Games==
== Games ==
*1983 ''Frog'' ([[Oric 1]]; ASN diffusion)
*1983 ''Frog'' ([[Oric 1]]; ASN diffusion)
*1983 ''Carnaval'' (Oric 1; ASN diffusion)
*1983 ''Carnaval'' (Oric 1; ASN diffusion)
*1984 ''Le Sceptre d’Anubis'' (Oric 1; Micro Programmes 5)
*1984 ''Le Sceptre d'Anubis'' (Oric 1; Micro Programmes 5)
*1984 ''Doggy'' (Oric 1; [[Loriciels]])
*1984 ''Doggy'' (Oric 1; [[Loriciels]])
*1985 ''[[Infernal Runner]]'' ([[Amstrad CPC]]; Loriciels)
*1985 ''[[Infernal Runner]]'' ([[Amstrad CPC]]; Loriciels)
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*1991 ''[[Another World (video game)|Another World]]'' (title in North America: ''Out of this World'', Interplay)
*1991 ''[[Another World (video game)|Another World]]'' (title in North America: ''Out of this World'', Interplay)
*1998 ''[[Heart of Darkness (video game)|Heart of Darkness]]'' (Interplay)
*1998 ''[[Heart of Darkness (video game)|Heart of Darkness]]'' (Interplay)
*2004 ''Amiga Classix 4'' ([[Magnussoft]])
*2004 ''Amiga Classix 4'' ([[magnussoft]])
*2011 ''[[From Dust]]'' ([[Ubisoft]])<ref name="cvg">{{cite web| url = http://www.gametrailers.com/e3/livefeed/ubisoft| title = Ubisoft E3 2010 Press Conference| publisher = [[Ubisoft]] [[E3 2010]]| date = 2010-06-14| accessdate = 2010-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/fromdustgame |title=From Dust |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2012-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamingbolt.com/from-dust-tech-demo-is-phenomenal|title='From Dust' Tech Demo is Phenomenal}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| first=Peter |last=Moors |title=Music and Game: Perspectives on a Popular Alliance |year=2013 |page=129 |isbn=3531189131 |quote =... at least in this respect, be compared to other 'sandbox' titles such as Peter Molyneux's Black & White (2001) and Éric Chahi's From Dust (2011).}}</ref>
*2011 ''[[From Dust]]'' ([[Ubisoft]])<ref name="cvg">{{cite web| url = http://www.gametrailers.com/e3/livefeed/ubisoft| title = Ubisoft E3 2010 Press Conference| publisher = [[Ubisoft]] [[E3 2010]]| date = 2010-06-14| accessdate = 2010-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/fromdustgame |title=From Dust |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2012-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamingbolt.com/from-dust-tech-demo-is-phenomenal|title='From Dust' Tech Demo is Phenomenal}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| first=Peter |last=Moors |title=Music and Game: Perspectives on a Popular Alliance |year=2013 |page=129 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3531189130 |quote =... at least in this respect, be compared to other 'sandbox' titles such as Peter Molyneux's Black & White (2001) and Éric Chahi's From Dust (2011).}}</ref>
*2020 ''[[Paper Beast]]'' (Pixel Reef)
*2020 ''[[Paper Beast]]'' (Pixel Reef)


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Éric Chahi
Chahi at the 2011 Utopiales
Born
Yerres, Essonne, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationVideo game designer
Known forFuture Wars
Another World
Heart of Darkness
From Dust

Éric Chahi is a French computer game designer and programmer, best known as the creator of Another World (also known as Out of This World in North America) and Heart of Darkness.[1]

Career

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Éric Chahi started programming on Oric Atmos and Amstrad in 1983 for the company Loriciels. He worked on games such as Jeanne d'Arc and Voyage au centre de la Terre published for Chip. In 1989 Éric Chahi quit Chip to join Delphine Software International to work on the graphics for Future Wars, a game designed by Paul Cuisset. After this, over a period of two years, Chahi developed Another World (released in 1991) on his own, only soliciting help for the music score. Another World went on to receive critical acclaim for its atmosphere and minimalism, becoming a cult classic.

After leaving Delphine, Chahi founded Amazing Studio and became one of several designers that were working on Heart of Darkness, a side-scrolling game. It suffered numerous delays, and was in development for six years.[2]

Chahi disappeared from the game industry for some years but returned to making games with Ubisoft in the 2010s.[3] In April 2005 he released a free Game Boy Advance version of Another World. It was created in collaboration with programmer Cyril Cogordan, who originally started it as a fan project. It can be played using a GBA flash cartridge or emulator.

A version of Another World for mobile phones was made with the help of developer Magic Productions and released in 2005. On April 14, 2006, Chahi and Magic Productions released an updated PC version of Another World which featured remade graphics and ran on modern versions of Microsoft Windows. This HD version was ported to Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, 3DS and Wii U in June 2014 as a 20th-anniversary edition.

On June 14, 2010, a trailer for Chahi's new game named From Dust was shown at E3. The game was released on July 27, 2011, on Xbox Live Arcade as part of the 2011 Summer of Arcade,[4] is described as a mix between Populous and Black and White.[5] It was also released on the PC later on August 17, 2011, and later was released for the Chrome web browser.

In December 2012, Another World was added to the collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art.[6]

In November 2014, he made a 3D Interactive Lava Simulator for the Volcano Museum La Cité du Volcan on Réunion Island near Madagascar.[7]

In 2016, he created the indie video game studio Pixel Reef in Montpellier, France to work on a new title Paper Beast, a title set to be released on PlayStation VR in 2019 and PlayStation 4 in 2020.[needs update] This project came out of the work he did for the Réunion Volcano Museum while studying the island's Piton de la Fournaise volcano for these simulations. Chahi started Pixel Reef, along with Sahy and two others after the museum project was finished to work on this game, and as of 2019, the team now numbers 16.[8][9]

Paper Beast went on to release for PlayStation 4 on March 24, 2020[10] and on July 24, 2020[11] for Windows.

Games

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References

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  1. ^ "Quinze ans plus tard, Éric Chahi revient sur son projet, devenu, avec le temps, une référence". Premiere (in French). 2007. p. 117.
  2. ^ Hickman, Sam (June 1996). "One Man and His Dog". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 8. Emap International Limited. pp. 36–42.
  3. ^ Freeman, Will (January 25, 2012). "Inside Ubisoft Montpellier: A Ray of light". develop-online.net. Retrieved February 6, 2012. It was at Ubisoft Montpellier that [...] where Another World creator Eric Chahi chose to step out from several years in the development wilderness to create From Dust.
  4. ^ "Beat the heat with Summer of Arcade". Microsoft. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  5. ^ Luke Plunkett. "Another World Creator Back With A New Game: Project Dust". Kotaku.
  6. ^ "MoMA | Video Games: 14 in the Collection, for Starters".
  7. ^ "Simulateur d'éruption". Réunion des Musées Régionaux (in French). Archived from the original on 25 December 2019.
  8. ^ Plunkett, Luke (April 10, 2019). "Another World Creator Éric Chahi Is Back With A PS4 VR Game". Kotaku. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "Eric Chahi : " J'avais envie de créer un rythme cinématographique pour Another World " | CNC". Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée (in French). 18 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Paper Beast". PlayStation. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  11. ^ "Paper Beast on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  12. ^ "Ubisoft E3 2010 Press Conference". Ubisoft E3 2010. 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  13. ^ "From Dust". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  14. ^ "'From Dust' Tech Demo is Phenomenal".
  15. ^ Moors, Peter (2013). Music and Game: Perspectives on a Popular Alliance. Springer. p. 129. ISBN 978-3531189130. ... at least in this respect, be compared to other 'sandbox' titles such as Peter Molyneux's Black & White (2001) and Éric Chahi's From Dust (2011).
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