Bruce Artwick
Encyclopedia
Bruce Artwick was the creator of the first consumer flight simulator
software. His original Apple II
software was purchased by Microsoft
and eventually became Microsoft Flight Simulator
. He founded the company subLOGIC
while a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
in 1979, which released the first version of Flight Simulator the following year.
In 1988, he left subLOGIC to found BAO Ltd (Bruce Artwick Organization), retaining the copyright to Flight Simulator, which he continued to develop. In 1994, BAO released Microsoft Space Simulator
, one of the first general purpose space flight simulators. In 1995, they released Tower, an air traffic control simulator. In January 1996, BAO and the copyright to Flight Simulator were acquired by Microsoft. Artwick remained with the company as a consultant.
Flight simulator
A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external...
software. His original Apple II
Apple II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977...
software was purchased by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
and eventually became Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator is a series of flight simulator programs for the Microsoft Windows operating system, although it was marketed as a video game. It is one of the longest-running, best-known and most comprehensive home flight simulator series...
. He founded the company subLOGIC
SubLOGIC
The subLOGIC Corporation is an American software development company. It was formed by Bruce Artwick when he was at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and later incorporated by Stu Moment....
while a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
in 1979, which released the first version of Flight Simulator the following year.
In 1988, he left subLOGIC to found BAO Ltd (Bruce Artwick Organization), retaining the copyright to Flight Simulator, which he continued to develop. In 1994, BAO released Microsoft Space Simulator
Microsoft Space Simulator
Microsoft Space Simulator is a space flight simulator program, based on Microsoft Flight Simulator, for MS-DOS/Microsoft Windows. It is one of the first general-purpose space flight simulators and it incorporated concepts from astrodynamics and celestial mechanics.- Features :*14 spacecraft models...
, one of the first general purpose space flight simulators. In 1995, they released Tower, an air traffic control simulator. In January 1996, BAO and the copyright to Flight Simulator were acquired by Microsoft. Artwick remained with the company as a consultant.
External links
- Flight Simulator History — Artwick
- Bruce A. Artwick at MobyGames