Jordan Weisman
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Jordan Weisman is an American
Biography
Weisman graduated from
In 1980, Weisman founded role playing game publisher
In 1987, Weisman and his father Morton Weisman founded Environmental Simulations Project โ later renamed Virtual Worlds Entertainment โ the company that produced the BattleTech Centers.[1]: 122 Working with Incredible Technologies, VWE created the world's first immersive networked location-based virtual reality gaming centers.[citation needed] VWE was a critical, though not a commercial success.[citation needed] As Weisman got more involved in VWE, Sam Lewis became FASA's president.[1]: 122
In 1995, Weisman founded
Weisman had been developing a computer game design called Corsairs!, which took place in the United States of an alternate universe, and he arranged for FASA Corporation to publish the board game Crimson Skies (1998) with the intend of increasing the value of computer game.[1]: 126
In 2000, he founded
In 2003 he founded
]In 2006, his Cathy's Book, a novel with interactive elements co-written by Sean Stewart and illustrated by Cathy Brigg appeared from Running Press. The book was a best seller in Germany and sold over 100,000 copies in the USA.
In 2007, FASA Studio was closed and all of its FASA rights were licensed back to Weisman.
The same year Weisman co-founded the start-up Fyreball with Pete Parsons (formerly of Bungie and currently serves on the Board of Advisors along with Ed Fries).[6] The company is now operating under the name Meteor Solutions.[7]
On May 27, 2009 Weisman's Smith & Tinker announced their first game had been released to public beta.[8] This was Nanovor, an online battle game targeted to 7-12 year olds.[9] However, it was not a success, and was closed down in December 2010. Smith & Tinker closed down November 8, 2012.[citation needed]
On June 9, 2009 Weisman and J.C. Hutchins released Personal Effects: Dark Art (Griffin). On the same day Weisman along with Russ Bullock announced that the MechWarrior franchise would be seeing a relaunch.[10]
Jordan is currently an Adjunct Professor in the
In June 2018, it was announced and completed Harebrained's acquisition by Paradox Interactive for a fixed purchase price of US$7,500,000.[16][17]
Awards and honors
Weisman has won more than 100 awards, including election to the Hall of Fame by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design.[3] In 2003 he was selected as the Pacific Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.[3]
In 2022,
Design credits
Weisman's design credits in paper RPG and miniature game design include:
- The click base concept for miniature gaming, MageKnight, HeroClix, etc.
- Star Trek III: Starship Combat GameBox Set (1984)
- Battletech (1984)
- Shadowrun (1989) - game concept
- Earthdawn (1993) - game concept
- Crimson Skies (1998)
- MechWarrior: Dark Age (2002)
- Aerotech2, Revised Ed. (BattleTech) (2004)
- Golem Arcana (2014)
He also served as production manager and/or graphic designer on a long series of titles, and is co-author with Sean Stewart of Cathy's Book, a young-adult novel with ARG components.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ "The intricate plot behind 'A.I.' Web mystery". USA Today. 2001-06-28. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
- ^ "Jordan Weisman - CEO & Founder | Smith & Tinker". Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Smith & Tinker is pleased to announce that it has licensed from Microsoft the electronic entertainment rights for Mr. Weisman's previous creations..." 2007-10-15. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ Cook, John (2007-12-06). "Former Bungie Studios head lands cash for Fyreball". Venture Capital Blog. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Meteor: Word-of-Mouth Solutions for Advertisers, Publishers & Ad Agencies". Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Connect, Collect & Battle with Nanovor". 2009-05-27. Archived from the original on 2009-07-09.
- ^ Haynes, Jeff (10 May 2012). "Fighting Through Nanospace with Nanovor". IGN. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "MechWarrior Q&A - The First Details". 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on July 12, 2009.
- ^ "Shadowrun Returns". 2012-04-04.
- ^ "Harebraided Schemes official release date announcement". 2013-06-18. Archived from the original on 2013-07-08.
- ^ "Golem Arcana Kickstarter".
- ^ "Golem Arcana Release Announcement". 7 May 2016.
- ^ Kickstarter (Jan 13, 2015). "Shadowrun: Hong Kong". Retrieved Jan 15, 2015.
- ^ "Paradox Interactive to acquire Seattle-based Harebrained Schemes". Paradox Interactive. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ O'Conner, Alice (June 5, 2018). "Paradox buying BattleTech studio Harebrained Schemes". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ Plowman, Katherine (24 March 2022). "The Peabody Awards Announce Winners for Digital and Interactive Storytelling". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 14 September 2022.