Arthur Houtman
Moby ID: 78411
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Arthur Houtman was active in the digital entertainment industry for over 30 years. Very passionate about emerging technologies and the opportunities constantly evolving digital technology provides for entertainment, Arthur was a so called self made man working himself up from producer for early CD-ROM prototypes in 1990 to an executive position in the worldâs biggest media conglomerate, holding executive positions with leading companies such as Atari and Disney.
He was the Managing Director of Vertigo Studios Amsterdam, a company he initially co-founded as Vanguard Games and later became Force Field.
He passed away on 28th July 2022.
Credited on 38 games
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| Ready, Set, Cook! (2022, Browser) | Business Dev, Main Legal |
| Exploding Kittens (2021, Browser) | Business Dev, Main Legal |
| Go Fish: Totally Hooked (2020, Browser) | Business Dev, Main Legal |
| Poker Lounge: Live (2020, Browser) | Business Dev, Main legal |
| Coaster Combat (2020, Quest) | Managing Director |
| Time Stall (2019, Quest) | Force Field Entertainment - Managing Director |
| National Geographic: Explore VR (2019, Quest) | Force Field Entertainment - Managing Director |
| Picture Party VR (2018, PlayStation 4) | Executive Producer |
| Petlab (2018, Oculus Go) | Executive Producer |
| Coaster Combat (2018, Oculus Go) | Executive Producer |
| Term1nal (2017, Android) | Executive Producer |
| Landfall (2017, Windows) | Executive Producer |
| Halo: Spartan Strike (2015, Windows) | Executive Producer |
| Base Busters (2014, iPhone) | Executive Producer |
| Halo: Spartan Assault (2014, Windows) | Executive Producer |
| Race of Champions (2011, Android) | Production Consultant |
| Gatling Gears (2011, Xbox 360) | Vanguard Games Management |
| Stuntman (2003, Game Boy Advance) | Vice President of Product Development (Infogrames Europe) |
| Apex (2003, Xbox) | Original Concept |
| Grand Prix Challenge (2002, PlayStation 2) | VP Product Development |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 16 games with Edwin van Gessel
- 15 games with Olivier Robin
- 15 games with Hans Tasma
- 15 games with Sander Smid-Merlijn
- 14 games with Paul van Eekelen
- 13 games with Maxine van Tongeren
- 12 games with Emmanuelle Tahmazian
- 12 games with Kent Kuné
- 12 games with Ramon Kerstens
- 12 games with Peter de Vos
Companies
- 19 games with Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
- 16 games with Vertigo Studios Amsterdam B.V.
- 13 games with Atari, Inc.
- 11 games with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment...
- 7 games with Oculus VR, LLC
- 7 games with Namco Bandai Partners Pty Ltd.
- 6 games with Bandai Namco Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 6 games with Atari France S.A.S.
- 4 games with VD-dev
- 4 games with Keywords International Ltd.
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