František Fuka
Head shot of a young man with glasses, dark brown buzz cut and stubble.
In 2007
Born (1968-10-09) October 9, 1968
Prague, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Other namesFuxoft
Known forgames programming, computer music, movie translations, film reviews, blogging
Websitewww.fuxoft.cz

František Fuka (pronounced [ˈfraɲcɪʃɛk ˈfuka]) (October 9, 1968 in Prague) is a Czech computer programmer and musician. He currently works as a film translator, preparing English-language movies for Czech release. He is known also as a film critic, publicist and commentator.

František Fuka is one of the pioneers of blogging in the Czech Republic. His website FFFilm gradually became one of the important sources among Czech film sites.[1] The newspaper Lidové noviny ranked him among the top six influential personalities of the Czech internet in 2004.[2]

František Fuka is a member of one of the oldest-running Czech radio podcasts, Odvážné palce.

Games for ZX Spectrum

Fuka has developed several video games for the ZX Spectrum with the Czechoslovakian programming group Golden Triangle. As a member of the group, he was introduced in 2016 to the Czech video game Hall of Fame.[3] Fuka has also been noted as an influence on other Slovak game developers.[4]

Bibliography

  • Fuka, František (1987). Počítačové hry I [Computer Games I] (PDF) (in Czech). Beroun: Zenitcentrum HZ ÚV SSM. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  • Fuka, František (1988). Počítačové hry II [Computer Games II] (PDF) (in Czech). Beroun: Zenitcentrum HZ ÚV SSM. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  • Fuka, František (1993). Hry pro PC [Games for PC] (in Czech). Brno: Cybex.

References

  1. ↑ Petrus, Jan (2009-12-09). "Na co jít dnes do kina" (in Czech). Czech Radio. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010. "Kromě webových stránek se filmu věnuje i celá řada blogerů a František Fuka je zřejmě jedním z nejčtenějších a také nejdéle píšících. Jeho blog FFFilm začínal jako pravidelný internetový týdeník o filmových novinkách a postupem času se stal rovnocenným zdrojem informací o nových filmech..."
  2. ↑ Mirek, Zeman (2004-08-04). "František Fuka: FFFilm mě celkem štve" (in Czech). Lupa.cz. Retrieved 22 March 2010. "Lidové noviny jej dokonce před čtyřmi či pěti lety na svých stránkách zařadily mezi šest nejvlivnějších internetových osobností."
  3. ↑ Poláček, Petr. "Vítězem ankety Česká hra roku 2016 je Samorost 3. Porota ocenila i Chameleon Run, Dark Train nebo American Truck Simulator". Games.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Castello, Jay (15 January 2022). "How a design museum unearthed a treasure trove of classic Slovak games". The Verge. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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