Ville Mönkkönen
Encyclopedia
Ville Mönkkönen is a Finnish
PC
game programmer
and painter
. He is working on his next game, Driftmoon. Ville runs the game studio Instant Kingdom. In 2010 the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture awarded Ville the 50 000€ Sammon Tekijät Award for creativity and innovation.
Mönkkönen's games have settings that range from fantasy
to science fiction
. They all include art created by himself, some of which can be seen at his Elfwood-gallery.
Notrium
, his latest game, is at version 1.345, and has a number of mods
available for download. His first two games were released in Finnish
, and the rest in English
.
In 2006 Ville Mönkkönen graduated from the University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Information Technology. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Systems Science, specializing in Software Engineering.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
PC
IBM PC compatible
IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to...
game programmer
Game programmer
A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebase for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer"...
and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. He is working on his next game, Driftmoon. Ville runs the game studio Instant Kingdom. In 2010 the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture awarded Ville the 50 000€ Sammon Tekijät Award for creativity and innovation.
Mönkkönen's games have settings that range from fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
to science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
. They all include art created by himself, some of which can be seen at his Elfwood-gallery.
Notrium
Notrium
Notrium is a freeware video game for Microsoft Windows. It is currently at version 1.345 and developed by independent Finnish programmer Ville Mönkkönen. It is the seventh game by Mönkkönen, but only the fifth to be released fully in English...
, his latest game, is at version 1.345, and has a number of mods
Mod (computer gaming)
Mod or modification is a term generally applied to personal computer games , especially first-person shooters, role-playing games and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and...
available for download. His first two games were released in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, and the rest in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
In 2006 Ville Mönkkönen graduated from the University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Information Technology. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Systems Science, specializing in Software Engineering.
Games
- Magebane
- Bikez
- The Forge
- Bikez II
- Wazzal
- Magebane 2
- NotriumNotriumNotrium is a freeware video game for Microsoft Windows. It is currently at version 1.345 and developed by independent Finnish programmer Ville Mönkkönen. It is the seventh game by Mönkkönen, but only the fifth to be released fully in English...
- Driftmoon (unreleased)