Rami Ismail
Dutch video game developer (born 1988)
Rami Ismail (born 30 October 1988) is a Dutch-Egyptian independent video game developer. He is further known for being a spokesperson within the video game industry on the topics of diversity and reaching out to game developers from developing countries.2
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Born Oct 30, 1988.1
About
He co-founded the studio Vlambeer with Jan Willem Nijman in 2010, where they developed games such as Ridiculous Fishing, Luftrausers, and Nuclear Throne.
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Companies
Early life and education
Ismail was born in the Netherlands to an Egyptian father and Dutch mother, and was raised as a Muslim.
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Career
Occupation: orator, aircraft pilot, programmer, video game developer, Twitch streamer.4
Personal life
- CitizenshipKingdom of the Netherlands5
Ismail lives in the Netherlands. For five years, he had lived with his wife Adriel Wallick, another game developer, whom he met through his work in video games. With the help of Bungie, the two were virtually engaged within Destiny in October 2016, and were married by November 2017. The two separated by August 2018 and remain friends. Ismail also frequently gives talks at both smaller and larger conventions and also frequently gives Game Design lectures at universities.
In August 2022 Ismail completed his flight training and became a licensed pilot. He credits playing Microsoft Flight Simulator with helping him pass the examination.
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- 1WikidataRami Ismail on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRami Ismail on Wikipedia
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- 7WikidataRami Ismail: X, on Wikidata
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- 10WikidataVlambeer, Founder
- 11Wikimedia CommonsRami Ismail photo by Game Developers Conference, CC BY 2.5