Bio
Robert is the author of MMO EVOLUTION (ISBN 978-1-84728-679-6) and an authority on persistent immersive environments, simulations, virtual worlds and massively multiplayer games as well as large scale communities and social networking.
Robert is a visionary and entrepreneur who is dedicated to pushing the technological and design boundaries for online interactive and immersive environments. His career started in 1992 at the first virtual reality entertainment company in the US where he designed several multiplayer VR games. Over the years, he has gained broad and in-depth experience in project direction and executive management with a number of start-ups.
With more than 15 years of experience, he is a multi-talented individual with a strong combination of Business, Design, and Technical skills. Recognized as an “Internet Gaming Pioneer” by Advertising Age Magazine in 1996, Robert was also called “a Founding Father of the Digital Nation” in 1998 by The Raleigh News & Observer while he was designing immersive interfaces and next-generation concepts for a 3D internet.
Robert currently contributes to a game industry blog at www.killtenrats.com under the pseudonym “Nicodemus”.
Robert can also be found on LinkedIn, Twitter and Plaxo.
Robert is currently the CEO of Neogence Studios and Orchid Media International. He is available for contract work, consulting and participating as a guest speaker for events and conferences. Robert lives in Raleigh North Carolina.
All inquiries via email welcome.
Specialties:
Online Games, MMORPGs, MMO, Alternate Reality Games, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Virtual World, Metaverse, Persistent Environments, Immersive Technologies, Adaptive Simulations, AI, ALife, Intelligent Agents, Collaborative Environments, Casual Games, STEM learning via games, Technology Convergence, “Pattern Trending”, “Ideavisioning”, Social Networks, Cybersociology, Game Design and Production, Project Management, Community Development, Business Development, Corporate Strategy, etc.
Hobbies and Interests:
Photography, Tenor Saxophone, Writing Haiku, Kyudo (Japanese Archery), Fencig (Foil and Epee), World Travel, Reading, World History, Archaeology, Paleontology, Philosophy, Theology, Cryptography, Architecture, Sociology, Psychology, Robotics, Anime, and a dozen or so other topics. I love creating things, learning, and exploring.
