KELOWNA – Atrium Ventures VCC Inc. (Atrium) has announced a $100,000 investment into Agog Labs Inc. (Agog).
Agog is creator of SkookumScript, the premier programming language and development platform for the creation of gameplay and AI within video games. Now integrated with one of the gaming industry’s preeminent game engines, Unreal Engine 4, and used by over 500 gaming studios and indie developers, SkookumScript is positioned for tremendous growth.
“Atrium is pleased to be making this investment and supporting the next stage of growth for Agog. They are becoming well-positioned in the market, have a strong experienced team, and a great product,” says Jeff Keen, Atrium’s Managing Director.
“We believe that Agog has a very bright future in the gaming industry. Conan and his team have created a platform that allows studios to develop and get games to market faster, something we are all striving to do,” says Lance Priebe, Co-Founder of Club Penguin, CEO of Hyper Hippo Games and Atrium investor.
Agog is led by gaming industry veterans Conan Reis and Markus Breyer. With a combined 40+ years in the industry, Conan and Markus have deep domain knowledge and are extremely well-connected, having previously led development teams at industry giants such as Electronic Arts, 2K Games and LucasArts.
“Video game studios spend over $50 billion a year developing games, and SkookumScript promises to shave billions off that number by radically improving team composition and workflow,” says Agog Labs CEO Conan Reis. “Atrium’s investment strengthens our position as we work towards establishing SkookumScript as a new game industry standard.”