Jan Svarovsky

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Current work

Programming and technology consultancy Svarovsky Productions Limited.

Projects published

Kuju Entertainment Plc. The Regiment, a first person shooter based on the SAS using the Unreal Engine and GameSpy internet multiplayer libraries.

IdeaWorks3D Ltd. We converted PS1 V-Rally to the Sony Ericsson P900 and P800.

Lost Toys Ltd. Having helped them finish their latest game on Xbox/PS2, Battle Engine Aquila (released Jan and Feb 2003), I was given sole responsibility for the PC version. This is finished and shipping in various formats.

Mucky Foot Productions Ltd. The PC strategy game called Startopia. I have posted occasional updates, files, and information about the game here, and a demo version is available.

Bullfrog Productions. Code in various titles such as Theme Hospital; Populous: The Beginning; Syndicate Wars PSX; Dungeon Keeper.

Fine Particle Software. Various chemical engineering software; have a look at their website.

Other Publications

I gave a talk entitled Booting It Out The Door at the European Developers Forum discussing how to manage the end of projects from a game programmer's perspective.

I have contributed articles to two books, Game Programming Gems volume 1 and volume 3:

Here’s a link to a talk I did at the Game Developer’s Conference (the 1999 one).

Links

I'll repeat mention of my StarTopia extras page.

This is a long discussion of the complicated way I first got secure remote desktop sharing working (without of course just using XP).

If you ever want to rip your CD's, just use this free software.

Here's a free way to send SMTP mail wherever you are.

A very small simple pop3 mail checker