Solid Clouds Explained

Solid Clouds
Industry:	Video games
Founder:	Stefán Gunnarsson Stefán Þór Björnsson
Hq Location City:	Reykjavík, Iceland
Num Employees:	15 (2018)

Solid Clouds is an Icelandic video game developer located in Reykjavík, Iceland.^{[1] [2]} It was founded in 2013 by co-founders Stefán Gunnarsson, a graduate in computer science from Reykjavík University, and Stefán Þór Björnsson of Íslandsbanki.^{[3] [4]} Solid Clouds has secured both private and public funding in its foundational years with the largest round in January 2018.^[5]

In 2013, Solid Clouds began development on Starborne using the Unity engine. It is a combination of 4X and massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game.^{[6] [7]} Solid Clouds was selected for the Nordic Showcase 2016 at the annual Slush conference.^[8] Development of Starborne has received favorable coverage by video game press for its sixth^[9] and seventh^{[10] [11]} alpha development rounds.^{[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Solid Clouds - Icelandic Times . Icelandic Times . 1 July 2018 . is-IS . 21 January 2016.
2. Web site: Ný stjórn hjá Solid Clouds . 1 July 2018.
3. Web site: Northlandsquare. Northlandsquare Iceland . June 24, 2016.
4. Web site: Solid Clouds býður í heimsókn – Nörd Norðursins . nordnordursins.is . 1 July 2018 . is.
5. Web site: NorthStack . NorthStack Raisee $2.5 . January 8, 2018.
6. Web site: The 'new CCP' in Iceland is making a browser strategy game with 1.5M hexagons . VentureBeat . 1 July 2018 . 13 May 2015.
7. Web site: Venturebeat. Venturebeat . May 16, 2018.
8. Web site: NorthStack Rvs and Solid Clouds.
9. Web site: Worthplaying . 'Starborne' . May 18, 2017.
10. Web site: Starborne, the upcoming 4X MMORTS from Solid Clouds will begin its seventh alpha test on October 18. . 1 July 2018 . en.
11. Web site: PC Gamer . Multiplayer Game . October 16, 2017.
12. Web site: Solid Clouds með nýtt sýnishorn úr Starborne – Nörd Norðursins . nordnordursins.is . 1 July 2018 . is.
13. Web site: Nýtt Starborne myndband – Opnað fyrir alfa umsóknir – Nörd Norðursins . nordnordursins.is . 1 July 2018 . is.
14. Web site: Solid Clouds fyrsta félagið sem fær staðfestingu á skattafrádrætti fjárfesta . Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður . 1 July 2018 . is.
15. Web site: Ekki hægt að bjóða ríkinu betri fjárfestingakost . 1 July 2018.
16. Web site: Solid Clouds fyrst til að fá frádrátt fyrir erlendan sérfræðing . Samtök iðnaðarins - íslenskur iðnaður . 1 July 2018 . is.
17. Web site: "Mobile strategy games haven't really changed in ten years" . GamesIndustry.biz . 1 July 2018 . en.