<s>
Gbanga	B-Language
is	O
a	O
geolocation-based	O
social	O
gaming	O
platform	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
developed	O
by	O
Zurich-based	O
startup	O
,	O
Millform	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gbanga	B-Language
Zooh	I-Language
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Zurich	O
Zoo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advent	O
calendar	O
game	O
,	O
Gbanga	B-Language
Santa	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
in	O
Zurich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
2010	O
saw	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Gbanga	B-Language
Famiglia	I-Language
,	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
join	O
or	O
start	O
their	O
own	O
Mafia	O
Famiglia	O
to	O
take-over	O
virtual	O
establishments	O
they	O
discover	O
whilst	O
walking	O
around	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
3D	O
engine	O
Unity	B-Application
and	O
renders	O
a	O
3-dimensional	O
world	O
based	O
on	O
open	O
data	O
from	O
OpenStreetMap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apparently	O
,	O
Millform	O
AG	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
behind	O
Gbanga	B-Language
decided	O
to	O
use	O
crowd-funding	O
for	O
financing	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
independent	O
from	O
traditional	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Voltron	O
:	O
Cubes	O
of	O
Olkarion	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Voltron	O
:	O
Legendary	O
Defender	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
in	O
Early	O
Access	O
,	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
experimental	O
game	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
J2ME-based	O
version	O
uses	O
a	O
real-time	O
locating	O
system	O
referencing	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
cell	O
sites	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
players	O
location	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
uses	O
GPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
is	O
available	O
worldwide	O
as	O
an	O
application	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
J2ME	B-Language
compatible	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
Gbanga	B-Language
studio	O
continues	O
to	O
develop	O
games	O
in-house	O
,	O
the	O
playing	O
community	O
itself	O
can	O
also	O
generate	O
interactive	O
content	O
using	O
Gbanga	B-Language
's	O
Puppetmaster	O
API	O
,	O
coded	O
with	O
Lua	B-Language
(	O
programming	O
language	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
productions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Voltron	O
:	O
Cubes	O
of	O
Olkarion	O
,	O
game	O
engine	O
Unity	B-Application
was	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gbanga	B-Language
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Business	O
Idea	O
2010	O
by	O
Internet	O
World	O
Business	O
,	O
shortlisted	O
for	O
Best	O
of	O
Swiss	O
Web	O
Award	O
2010	O
and	O
shortlisted	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Best	O
Real	O
World	O
Game	O
for	O
the	O
International	O
Mobile	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Gbanga	B-Language
won	O
the	O
AppCircus	O
Spotlight	O
on	O
Blackberry	O
,	O
hosted	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Gbanga	B-Language
's	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
Voltron	O
:	O
Cubes	O
of	O
Olkarion	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Voltron	O
:	O
Legendary	O
Defender	O
TV	O
show	O
,	O
was	O
entered	O
into	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
2018	O
Universal	O
GameDev	O
Challenge	O
where	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
six	O
weeks	O
,	O
over	O
500	O
entries	O
from	O
contestants	O
in	O
over	O
60	O
countries	O
were	O
submitted	O
.	O
</s>
