Cevat Yerli | |
|---|---|
 Cevat Yerli in NYC, 2022 | |
| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) |
| Occupation | Computer game developer |
| Known for | Co-Founder and former CEO & President of Crytek |
Cevat Yerli (born 1978 in Coburg, Germany to Turkish immigrants from Giresun) is a video game developer. He co-founded Crytek, one of the largest video game developers in Germany, and served as its CEO and President until February 2018.
In 2017 Cevat Yerli launched The TMRW Foundation, a new for-profit deep tech organization. [1]
Yerli founded Crytek in 1997 and formally turned it into a company in 1999. His brothers, Faruk and Avni, joined Crytek in 2000 and 2001, respectively. [2] [3] The company developed games such as Far Cry and the Crysis series. [4] In 2006 Cevat visited South Korea and, influenced by the country’s gaming culture, he launched Gface in 2012. [5] GFACE was a social gaming network that hosted free-to-play titles streamed over the internet. [5] Yerli was the director and executive producer on nearly all games until stepping down on the 28th of February 2018. [6]
| Year | Game | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Far Cry | creator, game director, executive producer |
| 2007 | Crysis | creator, game director, executive producer |
| 2011 | Crysis 2 | game director, executive producer |
| 2012 | Warface | co-creator, executive producer |
| 2012 | Fibble | Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Crysis 3 | game director, executive producer |
| 2013 | Ryse: Son of Rome | game director, executive producer |
| 2014 | The Collectables | executive producer |
| 2016 | Robinson - The Journey | executive producer |
| 2016 | The Climb | executive producer |
In 2017 Cevat launched a new company, The TMRW Foundation, independently from Crytek. [1] It is a for-profit organisation that develops AI- and 3D-related technologies. [7] One of the foundation’s initial projects involved being contracted by the UAE Ministry of Health in the creation of a metaverse service centre. [8] As of October 2022, the TMRW Foundation employed 100 people. [1] In 2022, Cevat and The TMRW Foundation premiered ROOM 3D at the GITEX Technology Fair in Dubai. ROOM 3D, a virtual teleconferencing platform, had taken approximately three years to develop and the aim is to reduce video call fatigue and let users interact with objects and their peers in a natural and learned way. [1] [8] [9] [10] It is the first live product operating on patented and browser first RealityOS, a cloud-based social 3D communications platform which has been developed by the TMRW Foundation. [1]
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