Chip Morningstar | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Education | University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Author, academic, developer of software systems |
| Years active | 1976[1]–present |
| Engineering career | |
| Employer(s) | Agoric PayPal Yahoo! Autodesk Lucasfilm |
| Projects | Habitat, American Information Exchange |
| Significant design | JSON, E (programming language) |
| Awards | First Penguin Award |
| Website | www |
Chip Morningstar is an American software architect, mainly for online entertainment and communication.
Morningstar held many jobs throughout his career in the research and development of technology and programs. Most notably was Morningstar's role as project leader for Lucasfilm's Habitat, the first large-scale virtual multiuser environment.[2] In March 2001, Morningstar and colleague Randy Farmer were awarded the inaugural "First Penguin Award" by the International Game Developers Association for their work on Habitat. He also participated in Project Xanadu, for which the word hypertext was first coined. Additionally, he is credited with coining the term avatar[3][4] and pre-Internet work in online information marketplaces.[2]
- ^ Handy, Alex (November 14, 2016). "The future of software security". SD Times.
After 40 years developing software
- ^ a b Epstein, Jim (October 7, 2020). "Before the Web: The 1980s Dream of a Free and Borderless Virtual World". Reason.
- ^ Seibel, Peter (December 21, 2009). Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming. ISBN 9781430219491 – via Google Books.
Chip Morningstar started [Habitat]. He invented the avatar; he invented the graphical virtual world – Douglas Crockford
- ^ Hale, Constance (1996). "Wired style : principles of English usage in the digital age". San Francisco, Calif. : HardWired : Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West.