Polyarc

{{Short description|American video game developer}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Polyarc

| logo = Polyarc logo.png

| type =

| industry = Video games

| fate =

| successor =

| founded = 2015

| founder =

| defunct =

| hq_location_city = Seattle, WA

| hq_location_country = United States

| key_people = Tam Armstrong (CEO & Co-Founder)
Chris Alderson (Co-Founder)
Danny Bulla (Co-Founder)

| num_employees = 6

| num_employees_year =2016

| parent =

| website = {{URL|https://www.polyarcgames.com/}}

}}

Polyarc is an American video game developer based in Seattle, WA. The company was founded by Tam Armstrong, Chris Alderson, and Danny Bulla in 2015.

History

Polyarc was founded by Tam Armstrong, Chris Alderson, and Danny Bulla, with Armstrong as its CEO, in 2015.{{cite web | url =https://venturebeat.com/2020/07/29/polyarc-raises-9-million-as-it-expands-beyond-vr-to-ar-games/ | title =Moss creator Polyarc raises $9 million to expand from VR to AR games | last =Takahashi | first =Dean | date =29 July 2020 | website =Venture Beat | publisher = | access-date =19 November 2021 | quote = }} The company was founded by former Bungie and Rockstar{{cite web | url =https://www.engadget.com/2017-06-16-moss-polyarc-vr.html | title =Ex-Bungie developers crafted the most promising VR adventure yet | last =Hardawar | first =D. | date =16 June 2017 | website =Engadget | publisher = | access-date =19 November 2021 | quote = }} employees with the intention of developing games for VR.{{cite web | url =https://www.geekwire.com/2021/seattle-studio-polyarc-reveals-moss-book-ii-sequel-award-winning-2018-vr-adventure/ | title =Seattle studio Polyarc reveals 'Moss: Book II,' a sequel to its award-winning 2018 VR adventure | last =Wilde | first =Thomas | date =8 July 2021 | website =Geek Wire | publisher = | access-date =19 November 2021 | quote = }} The company raised $3.5 million in 2016 to fund the development of its first game, Moss, from Hiro Capital. Ian Livingstone, a former head of Eidos and founding partner of Hiro Capital, joined the board of Polyarc. In 2020, Polyarc raised another $9 Million in funding to finance future developments. This includes the sequel to Moss, Moss: Book II.

Games developed

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Platform(s)

scope="row" | 2018

| Moss

| PlayStation VR, PC, Oculus Quest

scope="row" | 2022

| Moss: Book II

| PlayStation VR, PC, Oculus Quest

scope="row" | 2023

| Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss

| PC, Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR2

References

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