Bohemia Interactive Simulations
| Private | |
| Industry |
Computer and video games military simulation serious games game-based training |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida |
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Key people
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Arthur Alexion (Co-CEO), Pete Morrison (Co-CEO), Dr.Mark Dzulko (CTO) |
| Products | VBS1, VBS2, VBS3, Silvador Pro, VBSDN, Multi-Channel View Client, VBS IG, VBS Tactics |
| Owner | The Riverside Company |
| Website | http://www.bisimulations.com/ |
Bohemia Interactive Simulations, is a global simulation software company, spinoff of studio Bohemia Interactive Australia (BIA).
BIS began as spinoff studio Bohemia Interactive Australia (BIA), formed by Bohemia Interactive Studio and David Lagettie, where joint development of a special military training simulation program VBS1 or Virtual Battlespace 1 began in December 2001. The Virtual Battlespace software series is widely used as a desktop simulation software for training among western military organizations. The company's customers include the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, NATO, the Australian Defence Force, the Canadian Armed Forces, and the Swedish Armed Forces. Today, the company has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Australia.
After thorough testing and field use (in cooperation with United States Marine Corps), VBS1 was made available in the fall of 2002 for qualified government clients and military organizations. On May 21, 2004, VBS1 underwent limited public distribution. On August 14, 2004 it was released for North America; distribution was handled by Coalescent Technologies. According to the company, funding through Australian Defence Simulation Office helped add a number of improvements to VBS1 including making it HLA/DIS compliant and improving the after-action review feature in its next iteration, VBS2.
Development on VBS2 began after the Australia Defence Force purchased an enterprise license of VBS1 in 2005. During the development of VBS2,the company worked with Calytrix Technologies to develop the VBS2 HLA/DIS gateway. The company also established a team of developers in the Czech Republic to "support real-world terrain import" and create tools for developers
In 2008, most of development operations were moved to Prague, Czech Republic under newly formed Bohemia Interactive Simulations. Subsequently, BIA was integrated as Asia-Pacific arm of Bohemia Interactive Simulations and Pete Morrison, previously Lead Developer, was appointed CEO.
In January 2013, The Riverside Company, a New York-based private equity firm, acquired Bohemia Interactive Simulations for an undisclosed amount. The Orlando Sentinel reported that The Riverside Company expected to see "across-the-board growth" in the Bohemia Interactive Simulations.
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