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David Fox (game designer)

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25: 290:, then worked as a freelance consultant on several games. In 1996, he joined LiveWorld Inc./Talk City, an Internet community provider, as their Director of Kids and Entertainment Programming. During his four years at the company, he produced The InSite, a website for teen empowerment, and then became the Director of New Content. 278:). This multi-player, networked location-based entertainment system was intended for theme parks, but like several early Lucasfilm projects of the time, was too advanced and hence too expensive for the market at that time. 293:
In 2001, he returned to immersive gaming at Xulu Entertainment, producing their motion simulator project. He produced and designed a prototype of an educational game for Learning Friends under a grant from the
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He spent his last two years at LucasArts as Manager of Entertainment Software on Mirage (a collaboration between LucasArts and
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and Terry Gamble, Alaska Federation of Natives and Marin Democrats, all with graphic designer Daniel Will-Harris.
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content, online communities, emerging technologies, and writing books for children and teens.
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It may require cleanup to comply with Knowledge (XXG)'s content policies, particularly
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as the primary script programmer. Fox was part of the memorable team that included
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His books led to him being hired as a founding member of the Games Division at
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He currently designs apps for the iTunes App Store. His most recent game is
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Halcyon Days: Interviews with Classic Computer and Video Game Programmers
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about the formation of the Lucasfilm Games Group, development of
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as well as his modern work in theme parks and educational media
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After leaving LucasArts, Fox was a Senior Game Designer at
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
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From 2005 to 2011, he was the Director of Production for
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A major contributor to this article appears to have a
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Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game
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Rube Works: The Official Rube Goldberg Invention Game
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He co-authored the books 44:. Please discuss further on the 23: 1198:American video game programmers 929:Sam & Max: Freelance Police 381:, the sixth installment of the 314:'s Media Team (responsible for 1213:Sonoma State University alumni 1: 1193:American video game designers 700:David Fox at La Isla del Mono 191:and Humanistic Psychology at 453:Labyrinth: The Computer Game 187:. He studied engineering at 16:American multimedia producer 825:The Secret of Monkey Island 276:Hughes Aircraft Corporation 138:(born 30 December 1950, in 1234: 885:The Curse of Monkey Island 853:Sam & Max Hit the Road 904:Escape from Monkey Island 764:LucasArts adventure games 693:Computer Animation Primer 547: 483: 440: 397:LucasArts adventure games 308:2004 Democratic primaries 206:Computer Animation Primer 706:Interview with David Fox 154:games. 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Game designer
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Rescue on Fractalus!
Zak McKracken
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Annie Fox
Los Angeles
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LucasArts
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emotional intelligence
San Francisco Bay Area
Flintstones
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Hanna-Barbera
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Sonoma State University
Marin Computer Center
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Computer Animation Primer
Lucasfilm
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Rescue on Fractalus!
Labyrinth
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