Robert J. "RJ" Mical (born 26 January) created video games at Williams Electronics, helped invent the Amiga computer[1][2], co-invented the Atari Lynx and the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer with Dave Needle.[3] He was the Chief Architect of the Fathammer mobile game engine. He is currently a Senior Manager at Sony working on the Playstation product line.[4] He was a central developer of Amiga's Intuition user interface and was well known at early Amiga gatherings.
Biography
According to Mical he built his first computer, a tic-tac-toe player, when he was 14.
Mical graduated from the University of Illinois with dual degrees in Computer Science and English in 1979, plus a minor in Philosophy.[5]
References
- ^ Burnham (2003) p.320
- ^ DeMaria (2003) p. 109
- ^ Kohler (2005) p.215
- ^ "Mical's work history web page". http://www.mical.org/workhistory/. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Mical resume on his web site". http://www.mical.org/resume/mical_resume.html. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- Burnham, Van (2003) "Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984" ISBN 0-262-52420-1
- DeMaria and Wilson (2003) ""High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games" ISBN 0-072-23172-6
- Kohler, Chris (2005) "Retro Gaming Hacks" ISBN 0-596-00917-8
- Interviewed in 2005 Documentary Amiga Forever imdb
- Biographies of RJ allgame mobygames
- Ars technica article on the history of the amiga
External links
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- His personal web site
- 100 minute talk by RJ on the making of the Amiga
- Interviews with RJ with at 1up magazine and Digital Game Developer magazine
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