Torsten Reil

One was when we did our integration into GTA 4 with our technology Euphoria, which was an animation runtime engine. We had already optimized the hell out of it. And we had great optimization people for gaming consoles. But GTA 4 was an amazing game and really pushed the consoles to its limits.

One was when we did our integration into GTA 4 with our technology Euphoria, which was an animation runtime engine. We had already optimized the hell out of it. And we had great optimization people for gaming consoles. But GTA 4 was an amazing game and really pushed the consoles to its limits.

And I felt the technology was great, but there was a point where we got a call from Rockstar saying we don't have the performance budget for your engine anymore. So you either run another 10 times faster or we can't use it. And I remember putting the phone down and thinking, we are fucked. And I was sure we were fucked because we'd already optimized everything.

And I felt the technology was great, but there was a point where we got a call from Rockstar saying we don't have the performance budget for your engine anymore. So you either run another 10 times faster or we can't use it. And I remember putting the phone down and thinking, we are fucked. And I was sure we were fucked because we'd already optimized everything.

And I felt the technology was great, but there was a point where we got a call from Rockstar saying we don't have the performance budget for your engine anymore. So you either run another 10 times faster or we can't use it. And I remember putting the phone down and thinking, we are fucked. And I was sure we were fucked because we'd already optimized everything.

This was one of those moments where a number of our engineers eventually went to Edinburgh to work directly with a team there until they somehow managed to get that performance gain. And the engine stayed in there and it was the beginning of Natural Motion proper because it was such an important game and it made everyone proud.

This was one of those moments where a number of our engineers eventually went to Edinburgh to work directly with a team there until they somehow managed to get that performance gain. And the engine stayed in there and it was the beginning of Natural Motion proper because it was such an important game and it made everyone proud.

This was one of those moments where a number of our engineers eventually went to Edinburgh to work directly with a team there until they somehow managed to get that performance gain. And the engine stayed in there and it was the beginning of Natural Motion proper because it was such an important game and it made everyone proud.

It's also taught me about how exceptional engineers can make crazy things happen. And I was convinced this wasn't going to work out and they made it happen. To this day, I have so much respect for great software engineers. The best software engineers, they make all of us look good. I spoke to Shaq before the show.

It's also taught me about how exceptional engineers can make crazy things happen. And I was convinced this wasn't going to work out and they made it happen. To this day, I have so much respect for great software engineers. The best software engineers, they make all of us look good. I spoke to Shaq before the show.

It's also taught me about how exceptional engineers can make crazy things happen. And I was convinced this wasn't going to work out and they made it happen. To this day, I have so much respect for great software engineers. The best software engineers, they make all of us look good. I spoke to Shaq before the show.

Yeah, so I think people complain about all kinds of things about Europe and general startup environments. I don't think that there is a lack of capital in Europe. Certainly not seed series A, sometimes even series B. You could even argue there's too much.

Yeah, so I think people complain about all kinds of things about Europe and general startup environments. I don't think that there is a lack of capital in Europe. Certainly not seed series A, sometimes even series B. You could even argue there's too much.

Yeah, so I think people complain about all kinds of things about Europe and general startup environments. I don't think that there is a lack of capital in Europe. Certainly not seed series A, sometimes even series B. You could even argue there's too much.

What's missing is, to some extent, operational knowledge, because we haven't had as many startups that became big as the US, specifically Silicon Valley has had. But I think more important is ambition. It's ambition specifically on the side of a founder, ambition combined with aggressiveness. And that aggression, that lack of aggression, that lack of ambition holds almost everyone back.

What's missing is, to some extent, operational knowledge, because we haven't had as many startups that became big as the US, specifically Silicon Valley has had. But I think more important is ambition. It's ambition specifically on the side of a founder, ambition combined with aggressiveness. And that aggression, that lack of aggression, that lack of ambition holds almost everyone back.

What's missing is, to some extent, operational knowledge, because we haven't had as many startups that became big as the US, specifically Silicon Valley has had. But I think more important is ambition. It's ambition specifically on the side of a founder, ambition combined with aggressiveness. And that aggression, that lack of aggression, that lack of ambition holds almost everyone back.

And it's still acceptable to build companies and sell them at a value of 100 million. And I understand why, because it's life-changing for everyone. But it's actually not what Europe needs. We need much bigger companies that actually create sovereignty around some of the key areas in ways that just currently don't exist.

And it's still acceptable to build companies and sell them at a value of 100 million. And I understand why, because it's life-changing for everyone. But it's actually not what Europe needs. We need much bigger companies that actually create sovereignty around some of the key areas in ways that just currently don't exist.

And it's still acceptable to build companies and sell them at a value of 100 million. And I understand why, because it's life-changing for everyone. But it's actually not what Europe needs. We need much bigger companies that actually create sovereignty around some of the key areas in ways that just currently don't exist.