Rod Humble
Rodvik Humble (born June 1, 1964 ), called Rod , is an American game developer and manager. Among other things, he was CEO of the US software company Linden Lab and Vice President of the computer game manufacturer Electronic Arts .
Career
Humble has been a game developer since 1990, best known for his work at Electronic Arts, where he headed the development of The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 as head of the EA Play label . Previously, he worked at Virgin Interactive and Sony Online Entertainment , where he was involved in the development of the online role-playing game EverQuest . Rod Humble also develops his own experimental games such as The Marriage , Stars Over Half Moon Bay and Last Thoughts of the Aurochs .
On December 23, 2010, Linden Lab , operator of the virtual world Second Life , announced that Humble would take over the position of CEO of the company from January 2011. In January 2014 it was announced that Humble had left the company.
Web links
- Private website
- Rod Humble at MobyGames (English)
- Rod Humble presentation at Inventing the Future of Games Symposium in 2011 Free Will and the Future of Games, April 15, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.rodvik.com/rodgames
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/24/linden-lab-loses-its-star-ceo-rod-humble/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Humble, Rod |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Humble, Rodvik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American game developer and manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1964 |