Swen Vincke

Belgian video game designer, programmer and director
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Swen Vincke was born on May 30, 1972 in Bruges[1][2][3]. He works as a video game producer, game designer, creative director, and game programmer. Vincke has received the D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year, the D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year, the D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, and the Nebula Award for Best Game Writing[4][5].

Swen Vincke

Summary

Swen Vincke is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bruges[2]. He was born on +1972-05-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a video game producer[4], game designer[5], creative director[6], and game programmer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month, #7,124 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bruges[2], Swen Vincke…
  • Swen Vincke was born on +1972-05-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Swen Vincke held citizenship in Belgium[9].
  • Flemish Dutch was Swen Vincke's native language[10].
  • Swen Vincke worked as a video game producer[4].
  • Swen Vincke worked as a game designer[5].
  • Swen Vincke's professions included creative director[6].
  • Swen Vincke's professions included game programmer[7].
  • Swen Vincke's education included a stint at Ghent University[11].
  • Swen Vincke received the D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year[12].
  • Swen Vincke received the D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[13].
  • Swen Vincke received the D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction[14].
  • Swen Vincke received the Nebula Award for Best Game Writing[15].
  • Swen Vincke's image is recorded as Swen Vincke 2018.png[16].
  • Swen Vincke's image is recorded as Game Developers Choice Awards 2024 - Baldur's Gate 3 - Best Narrative - 5 - Swen Vincke.jpg[17].
  • Swen Vincke is recorded as male[18].
  • Swen Vincke's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Swen Vincke's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 307283628[20].
  • Swen Vincke's IMDb ID is recorded as nm3540642[21].
  • Swen Vincke's Commons category is recorded as Swen Vincke[22].
  • Swen Vincke's residence is recorded as Ghent[23].
  • Swen Vincke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0105j_k3[24].
  • Swen Vincke's family name is recorded as Vincke[25].
  • Swen Vincke's given name is recorded as Swen[26].
  • Swen Vincke's given name is recorded as Johan[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Bruges[2], Swen Vincke… he was born on +1972-05-30T00:00:00Z[3]. Flemish Dutch was his native language[10].

Education

Swen Vincke was educated at Ghent University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include video game producer[4], game designer[5], creative director[6], and game programmer[7].

Recognition

Awards received include D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year[12], a class of award[28]; D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[13], a video game award[29]; D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction[14], a video game award[30]; and Nebula Award for Best Game Writing[15], a game award[31], in United States[32], founded in 2018[33].

Why It Matters

Swen Vincke ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month, #7,124 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Swen Vincke born?

Swen Vincke's place of birth was Bruges[2].

What did Swen Vincke do for work?

Swen Vincke worked as video game producer[4], game designer[5], creative director[6], and game programmer[7].

Where did Swen Vincke go to school?

Swen Vincke was educated at Ghent University[11].

What awards did Swen Vincke receive?

Honors received include D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year[12], D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[13], D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction[14], and Nebula Award for Best Game Writing[15].

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  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [12] . interactive.org. interactive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [15] . sfwa.org. sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [3] . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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