Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Monkey Business
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 09:03 PM
http://www.createonline.co.uk/news/story.asp?id=32288
John Romero, king fragmeister himself, is profiled & interviewed in this article - worth a read if you're interested in the mobile gaming industry.
"You might describe Jon Romero as the scourge of business productivity around the world. As one of the founder members of id Software, the company behind the Doom and Quake franchises, he helped create a culture where workers shut down their spreadsheets and word processors at any opportunity in favour of yomping round dungeons fragging each other with gleeful abandon. He's a legend to gamers, but probably a demon for business leaders.
Well, now he's turned his attention to another area of work. Think about all the people who commute to work, using the precious time to scribble notes on their Pocket PCs. Pretty soon, if Jon has his way, they'll be using that precious time to play a game instead. For Romero's latest venture is Monkeystone, set up with colleagues Tom Hall and Stevie Case, a games development firm whose focus is predominantly on emerging handheld platforms like the Pocket PC, the Game Boy Advance and mobile phones." Source: pt
John Romero, king fragmeister himself, is profiled & interviewed in this article - worth a read if you're interested in the mobile gaming industry.
"You might describe Jon Romero as the scourge of business productivity around the world. As one of the founder members of id Software, the company behind the Doom and Quake franchises, he helped create a culture where workers shut down their spreadsheets and word processors at any opportunity in favour of yomping round dungeons fragging each other with gleeful abandon. He's a legend to gamers, but probably a demon for business leaders.
Well, now he's turned his attention to another area of work. Think about all the people who commute to work, using the precious time to scribble notes on their Pocket PCs. Pretty soon, if Jon has his way, they'll be using that precious time to play a game instead. For Romero's latest venture is Monkeystone, set up with colleagues Tom Hall and Stevie Case, a games development firm whose focus is predominantly on emerging handheld platforms like the Pocket PC, the Game Boy Advance and mobile phones." Source: pt
