- Stephen Clarke-Willson
Dr. Stephen Clarke-Willson, PhD. is a
video game andsoftware expert from theSeattle, Washington area.After he received a PhD in Computer Science and Software Engineering at the
University of California Irvine in 1986, he worked atNorthrop Corporation , where he worked on mission planning displays for theB-2 Spirit stealth bomber.In 1990, he became a producer at
Virgin Interactive , eventually becoming Vice-President of Worldwide Product Development. He helped produce titles for the SNES and the Sega Genesis like "Disney's Aladdin", "Global Gladiators ", "Cool Spot ", and "Disney’s Jungle Book"; also "The Seventh Guest" forDOS . (He was also the producer of one of the most ridiculed games of all time, "Color a Dinosaur ".)He published a paper, "Applying Game Design to Virtual Environments", at
SIGGRAPH . [ [http://www.gamasutra.com/features/19980101/virtual_environments_01.htm "Applying Game Design to Virtual Environments"] from "Gamasutra "]After leaving in 1994, he was a consultant at Above the Garage Productions. In 1999, he was a programmer at
Cavedog Entertainment , where he worked on "Total Annihilation ". [moby developer|id=98600|name=subst:PAGENAME's profile]After programming the
DirectSong music store, Dr. Clarke-Willson now works atArenaNet as a server programmer for "Guild Wars ".Trivia
Dr. Clarke-Willson arranged and performed "The Bare Necessities Rag" title music for "Disney’s Jungle Book" on Genesis and SNES.Fact|date=July 2008
He composed the
Adrenium Studio theme which was arranged by Larry Kenton and performed by the musicians of the City of Prague Philharmonic and first heard in the video game "".References
External links
* [http://www.sega-16.com/Interview-%20Dr%20Stephen%20Clarke-Willson.php Interview] from Sega-16.com
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