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Countdown to CGE 2010 ~ July 31st & August 1st, 2010 ~ 31 JUL 2010 |
Classic Gaming Expo Distinguished Guest:
ROGER HECTOR
Mr. Roger Hector has been -- and continues to be -- a prominent
member of the video game fraternity. During his 23 years in
the video game industry, he has been involved with over
seventy five games. He got his start at Atari in 1976, where
he worked on Battlezone and Warlords.
He was later promoted to Director of Advanced Products.
In 1982, he founded Videa with several other Atari
alums, where he contributed to Meltdown, a VCS
game that was to be published by Fox Video Games but never saw
the light of day because of the Crash of 1983. Videa was acquired
by Nolan Bushnell's Sente Corporation in 1983.
As Senior VP of Engineering, he was responsible for the arcade
hits Snake Pit, Hat Trick, Night
Stocker and Mini Golf.
He later moved onto work as an Executive Producer at Electronic
Arts, where he worked on Jordan Vs. Bird: 1 on 1,
Zany Golf and Skate or Die. In 1989,
he joined Disney Software as Director of Product
Development. Games to his credit include Mickey's Castle of
Illusion and Animation Studio.
Sega came knocking on his door in 1992, so he joined the venerable
company as Vice President/General Manager of the company's
Sega Technical Institute. There, he oversaw the
Sonic the Hedgehog series and Comix Zone.
Mr. Hector is currently President of Universal Interactive,
where he has been since 1996. Xena: Warrior Princess
(for Sony PlaysSation) is the company's latest product, which is
scheduled to be released by Electronic Arts this fall.