Denis Dyack

Founder
Denis Dyack
Denis Dyack

Denis Dyack

Founder
Denis Dyack, a video game industry veteran of 30 years and AWS Hero, is the Founder and CEO of Apocalypse, a cloud-first game development studio. Currently working on Deadhaus Sonata, a Narrative Driven Action RPG where you play the Undead fighting the living.

Denis created and led an unprecedented string of video game hits such as Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, and Metal Gear: Solid Twin Snakes. A Canadian Game Developers Hall of Fame inductee, Denis was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development by the AIAS for Eternal Darkness. A firm believer in ties between academia and industry, Denis served on several advisory boards such as MIT, University of Waterloo, Sheridan College, Wilfred Laurier University, Brock University, McMaster University, and many others.

Denis has a B. in Physical Education, H. BSc in Computer Science, M. Sc in Computer Science. A recent graduate from Miskatonic University, with full honours in Quantum Theory, believing one can never be educated enough to deal with the unknown.
Be a guest on our reveal stream on the 30th!
Sep 19
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WE WANT YOU!​

We are looking for members of the Deadhaus Sonata community to join us on our reveal stream on September 30th at 4 pm EDT. If all goes well it should be a simulcast on Twitch, YouTube and Facebook.

You will be featured as a guest with full video and interaction during the stream. This is not a stream to be shy! :)

Requirements:
  1. Be able to be on camera for the duration of the stream (No avatars)!
  2. Post a reason why you would like to be on the stream!
Please post here if you would like to join!
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Taking Apocalypse Studio to the cloud via AWS
Sep 03
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Check out my guest AWS blog discussing how we transitioned our entire studio to the cloud just before the lockdowns and have not looked back!

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Taking Apocalypse Studio to the cloud via AWS | Amazon Web Services

In this guest post, we hear from Apocalypse Studio founder Denis Dyack. Denis has a long history in game development, working on titles including Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, Metal Gear: Solid Twin Snakes, and Too Human. Denis also has a background in Computer...
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‘Deadhaus Sonata’ has ambition to create a ‘Dungeon & Dragons’ experience via streaming
Aug 19
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Hot off the press, where I discuss Deep Social Media Integration, Interactive Streaming and Community-Driven Content. Check it out!

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‘Deadhaus Sonata’ has ambition to create a ‘Dungeon & Dragons’ experience via streaming

Creator Denis Dyack of “Eternal Darkness” and “Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain” fame wants to put storytelling in the hands of the audience in order to create a rich role-playing…
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*** Special Stream - Narrative & New Stream Direction Format
Aug 09
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Hi Everyone,

Join @Jack Lindsey, @Jalen.P and me (@Denis Dyack) as we do our next Narrative Stream on Wednesday, August 12th, @ 4 pm EDT. In this stream, we will do deep dives into the narrative and theory behind Deadhaus Sonata.

In this stream, we will also roll out our new structure for streams moving forward. They will be a very different format from the previous streams and much more focused on Deadhaus Sonata. We look forward to seeing everyone there and getting your feedback on this new direction.
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The Road Ahead
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Deadhaus Sonata Q&A – Denis Dyack’s Quest to Bring Narrative to the Online Space Through Genvid’s Interactive Streaming and the Power of the Cloud
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Deadhaus Sonata Q&A - Denis Dyack's Quest to Bring Narrative to the Online Space Through Genvid's Interactive Streaming and the Power of the Cloud

We talked to Denis Dyack to learn how he plans to bring narrative to the F2P online space in Deadhaus Sonata, thanks to Genvid and Amazon.
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