David Crane (game developer)

David Crane (2013)

David Crane (* 1955 in Nappanee , Indiana ) is a successful American computer games - developer . Crane originally developed games for the Atari 2600 from the late 1970s . After meeting Alan Miller , who wanted to set up his own company, in which the programmers of the games would also be named and advertised to the public, Crane left Atari in 1979 and co-founded Activision , along with Jim Levy , Bob Whitehead and Larry Kaplan . The Crane Games became world famous and won numerous awards. In 1986 Crane left Activision and co-founded Absolute Entertainment with Garry Kitchen . In 1995, Crane founded Skyworks Technologies , a company that produces online games, and is currently the chief technical officer there.

Games (selection)

• Outlaw - Atari , 1978
• Boggle - Atari, 1978
• Slot Machine - Atari, 1978
• Canyon Bomber - Atari, 1978
• Dragster - Activision , 1980
• Fishing Derby - Activision, 1980
• Freeway - Activision, 1981
• Laser Blast - Activision 1981
• Grand Prix - Activision 1982
• Pitfall! - Activision, 1982
• Pitfall II : Lost Caverns - Activision, 1984
• Decathlon - Activision, 1984
• Ghostbusters (for the film of the same name ) - Activision, 1984
• Little Computer People - Activision, 1985
• Skate Boardin '- Absolute Entertainment, 1987
• A Boy and His Blob - Absolute Entertainment, 1989
• The Rescue of Princess Blobette - Absolute Entertainment, 1990
• Night Trap - Digital Pictures, 1994

Web links

• Information about David Crane and Activision ( Memento from February 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
• German interview with David Crane from 1985
• David Crane (game developer) at MobyGames (English)
• Meet David Crane: Video Games Guru Magazine Interview in English from 1984
• English interview from 2005