Game Technology Solutions Explained

GTS
Type:Private
Foundation:2007
Key People:W.G.T. Fernando[1] (CEO)
Location:Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Industry:Game development
Products:Colombo Ride
Homepage:http://www.games.lk

Gamos Technology Solution (GTS) is a Sri Lankan game development studio located in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka. Formed in 2007, the company has primarily worked on mobile games, most notably the 'Colombo Ride'[2] game series which is the first Sinhala mobile game to be created. The second installment, Colombo Ride 2.0 won ‘best in South Asia’ at the mBillionth awards held in New Delhi, India in 2010.[3] The third installment, Colombo Ride 3D [4] won a top 5 nomination at Mashable Awards 2010[5] but lost to vividly popular Angry Birds mobile game by Rovio.

With the advent of Educational Games being prevalent around the world, GTS pivoted its focus by creating Educational Games targeting initially at the younger crowd. Tying up with veteran maths scholar W.O.T. Fernando and converting his books (which have sold for over 30 years in Sri Lanka) into fun educational games. Four games (Sinhala language, English language, Mathematics, Ganithaya (Mathematics in Sinhala medium)) targeting Grade 3,4,5 students were released in September 2017. 8 games targeting Grade 1 and Grade 2 students were published in September 2018 on the subjects of Sinhala language, English language, Mathematics, Ganithaya (Mathematics in Sinhala medium). Latest production includes 10 games targeting Grade 1 to 5 students on the subject of Buddhism (in Sinhala and English medium). GTS aims to create 10 more game titles by September 2020.

Works

Game title Release date Platform
Colombo Ride August 8, 2008 Mobile
Aba Hatana[6] November 24, 2008 Mobile
Colombo Ride 2.0 February 4, 2009 Mobile
Colombo Ride 3D October 10, 2010 Mobile
Ganithaya Ha Sathuta 3,4,5 September 10, 2014 PC, Mac, Android
Mathematics with Joy 3,4,5 September 10, 2014 PC, Mac, Android
Colombo Racer November 20, 2014 PC, Mac, Android
  1. LionsRoar[7]
February 14, 2015 PC, Mac, Android
Helabasa Ha Sathuta 3,4,5 September 15, 2017 PC, Mac
English with Joy 3,4,5 September 15, 2017 PC, Mac
Helabasa Ha Sathuta Grade 1 September 21, 2018 PC, Mac
Helabasa Ha Sathuta Grade 2 September 21, 2018 PC, Mac
English with Joy Grade 1 September 21, 2018 PC, Mac
English with Joy Grade 2 September 21, 2018 PC, Mac
Ganithaya Ha Sathuta Grade 1 September 21, 2018 PC, Mac
Ganithaya Ha Sathuta Grade 2 September 21, 2018 PC, Mac
Mathematics with Joy Grade 1 September 21, 2018 PC, Mac
Mathematics with Joy Grade 2 September 21, 2018 PC, Mac
Buddhagama Grade 1 September 20, 2019 PC, Mac
Buddhism Grade 1 September 20, 2019 PC, Mac
Buddhagama Grade 2 September 20, 2019 PC, Mac
Buddhism Grade 2 September 20, 2019 PC, Mac
Buddhagama Grade 3 September 20, 2019 PC, Mac
Buddhism Grade 3 September 20, 2019 PC, Mac
Buddhagama Grade 4 September 20, 2019 PC, Mac
Buddhism Grade 4 September 20, 2019 PC, Mac
Buddhagama Grade 5 September 20, 2019 PC, Mac
Buddhism Grade 5 September 20, 2019 PC, Mac

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Gihan Fernando.
  2. Web site: Colombo Ride 3D amongst global top five games. Ceylon Today.
  3. Web site: Sri Lanka's first 3D mobile game 'Colombo Ride 3D' opens in Oct.. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  4. Web site: Colombo Ride mobile game goes 3D. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  5. Web site: Mashable Awards: Announcing The Full List of Finalists. Mashable.
  6. Web site: Aba on your mobile. Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  7. Web site: Lions Roar – A game for Sri Lankan cricket fans. Daily FT (Sri Lanka).