Randy Farmer | |
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 Randy Farmer, 2008 | |
| Born | Frank Randall Farmer October 16, 1961 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Social Software Innovator, Author, CEO |
| Known for | Habitat, Yahoo! 360°, Social Media Consultant |
| Spouse | Pamela Farmer |
| Website | http://habitatchronicles.com/ |
Frank Randall "Randy" Farmer (born October 16, 1961) is an American game developer, co-creator with Chip Morningstar of one of the first graphical online games, 1985's Habitat.[1][2] In 2001 he and Morningstar were the first recipients of the Pioneer Award (at the time called the "First Penguin Award") by the International Game Developers Association. Farmer was involved with the creation of Yahoo! 360 and Communities.com, and has published several works on web and game development, social media, and online communities.
- ^ Howarth, Brad (December 18, 2008). "Getting over that flat feeling". The Guardian.
- ^ Seibel, Peter (21 December 2009). Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming. Apress. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-4302-1949-1.
A friend of mine, Chip Morningstar, started [Habitat] [...] Morningstar and Randy Farmer left Lucasfilm [...] -- Douglas Crockford