Bruce Carver
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| Born | Bruce Eugene Carver May 4, 1948 Access Software Carver Homes |
Bruce Eugene Carver (May 4, 1948 – December 28, 2005) was a co-founder of Access Software (later renamed
Career
A mechanical engineer, Carver began programming as a hobby after purchasing a
Access was sold to Microsoft in 1999 and, as a result, several people were let go. Carver paid generous golden parachutes to several of these people out of his own pocket. He continued to work on games until 2003 when he left to create a construction company, Carver Homes, and collaborate with other former Access employees in the golf simulator company TruGolf. Carver was most active with his construction company, which built luxury houses to order.[3] The homes were often outfitted with the TruGolf system.
Family and death
On December 28, 2005, Carver died of cancer.[3] His funeral was held in Salt Lake City, Utah.[3]
References
- ^ Yakal, Kathy (June 1986). "The Evolution of Commodore Graphics". Compute!'s Gazette. pp. 34–42. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ Darling, Sharon (February 1985). "Birth of a Computer Game". Compute!. p. 48. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d Obituary: Bruce Carver Archived February 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from Edge Online
External links
- Bruce Carver at IMDb
- International Game Developers Association Memorial
- Obituary at gamasutra.org
- Obituary at next-gen.biz
- Bruce Carver at MobyGames
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