Vlambeer is a Dutch independent video game developer based in Utrecht. Founded in 2010 by Rami Ismail and Jan Willem Nijman, the studio is known for creating games such as Super Crate Box (2010), Serious Sam: The Random Encounter (2011), Ridiculous Fishing (2013), Luftrausers (2014), and Nuclear Throne (2015). The studio is also known for its stand against video game cloning.
Andy Schatz (pronounced SHARTS; born March 9, 1978) is a video game designer who lives in San Diego. He started making video games when he was young and finished college at Amherst College. After college, he worked for several video game companies, including TKO Software, before starting his own company called Pocketwatch Games in 2004.
Introversion Software Limited is a British video game company located in Walton-on-Thames, England. The company is best known for creating a management simulation game called Prison Architect. This game was inspired by another game called Dwarf Fortress and later helped inspire the creation of RimWorld.
Edmund Charles McMillen was born on March 2, 1980. He is an American video game designer and artist. He is known for creating Adobe Flash games with unique art styles.
Markus Alexej Persson (born June 1, 1979), known as Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He created Minecraft, the best-selling video game in history. In 2009, he founded Mojang Studios, a video game development company.
Steven Dane Russell (born May 25, 1963) is the President and CEO of JAARS, Inc. He is a retired American soldier and former politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives for Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district from 2015 to 2019.
Gerald Anderson Lawson was born on December 1, 1940, and died on April 9, 2011. He was an American electronic engineer. In addition to being one of the first African-American computer engineers in Silicon Valley, Lawson worked on the Fairchild Channel F video game console.
Larry Ahern was born on April 26, 1955. He is a Republican politician who previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives. From 2012 to 2018, he represented the 66th District, which covers parts of northwestern Pinellas County, including areas from Clearwater to Seminole.
David Allen Grossman was born on August 23, 1956. He is an American author and trainer who teaches classes about the psychology of lethal force. He once served as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army and is no longer active in the military.
Kenneth A. Williams was born on October 30, 1954. He is an American businessman and game programmer who helped start On-Line Systems with his wife, Roberta Williams.