CEO & Founder

                    Robert Marschelewski​​

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                                    My journey into digital world creation began more than twenty years ago. In 2004,                                      I designed the environments for my first recognized project, the Half Life modification                                   "The Half Life Crowbar Massacre". Over the following years, I became deeply involved in the Half Life modding community and contributed to different projects, including the well known "Rats Mod". During this time, I also created custom levels for the first Tomb Raider games and designed more than 100 test maps across different engine universes. These early years shaped my understanding of how architecture, atmosphere, and gameplay come together to create believable worlds.

To turn this passion into a profession, I attended a specialized academy for 3D Artists. During my training, I chose the CineStar Original and IMAX at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin as the subject of my graduation project. The cinema was not just a building to me. I had worked there for ten years and experienced its unique atmosphere from the inside. On December 31st, 2019, when the cinema closed forever, I was the last person to turn off the lights in the auditorium as the final late entry employee. I knew this place was something worth preserving.

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Instead of letting these memories disappear, I decided to recreate the cinema digitally. What started as a graduation project became the foundation for the Golden Ticket Simulator. It combines my personal connection to cinema with my lifelong passion for creating interactive worlds.

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This vision eventually led to the founding of TheBigM Industries. Today, supported by government funding, I am developing my game using the latest version of Unreal Engine and Autodesk 3ds Max. My goal is to create experiences that combine the precision of architectural recreation with the freedom of interactive entertainment.

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Golden Ticket Simulator will be a cooperative experience where players can work together to recreate the fast paced atmosphere of everyday cinema life, managing different tasks and challenges just like a real team. At the same time, players can choose a more relaxed experience, watching movies together in VR or having conversations with AI driven characters at the cocktail bar. It is a tribute to the magic of cinemas, the people who work there, and the memories created inside them.

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🌈 To Infinity and Beyond! 🚀