Rod Humble
Encyclopedia
Rod Humble is the Chief Executive Officer of Second Life
creator Linden Lab
, and former Executive Vice President for the EA Play label of the video game company Electronic Arts
. He has been contributing to the development of games since 1990, and is recently best known for his work on the Electronic Arts titles, The Sims 2
and The Sims 3
. Previously he worked at Sony Online where he worked on EverQuest
and before that Virgin Interactive's SubSpace.
In his spare time he continues to develop experimental games including The Marriage, Stars Over Half Moon Bay and Last Thoughts of the Aurochs.
On 7 October 2008, a press release noted that Electronic Arts Inc. had promoted Humble to Executive Vice President and Head of The Sims Label of EA. In this role, Humble was to be responsible for The Sims Label, the developer and marketer of life-simulation games and online communities with an emphasis on creativity, community and humor. The Sims
is the best-selling PC franchise of all time.
An NPC (non-player character
) in the Sims 2 expansion pack, FreeTime
, is based on Humble. He is seen delivering a gift to new home-owners, the gift always being a computer, the computer having a sneak preview of the Sims 3.
On 23 December 2010, Linden Lab
, the creators and operators of the virtual world
Second Life
, announced that he would become their new CEO as of January 2011.
Second Life
Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...
creator Linden Lab
Linden Lab
Linden Research, Inc., d/b/a Linden Lab, is a privately held American Internet company that is best known as the creator of Second Life....
, and former Executive Vice President for the EA Play label of the video game company Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
. He has been contributing to the development of games since 1990, and is recently best known for his work on the Electronic Arts titles, The Sims 2
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000. It was first released on September 14, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A port to Apple Mac OS X...
and The Sims 3
The Sims 3
The Sims 3 is a 2009 strategic life simulation computer game developed by The Sims Studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims 2. It was first released on June 2, 2009 simultaneously for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows...
. Previously he worked at Sony Online where he worked on EverQuest
EverQuest
EverQuest, often shortened to EQ, is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game that was released on the 16th of March, 1999. The original design is credited to Brad McQuaid, Steve Clover, and Bill Trost...
and before that Virgin Interactive's SubSpace.
In his spare time he continues to develop experimental games including The Marriage, Stars Over Half Moon Bay and Last Thoughts of the Aurochs.
On 7 October 2008, a press release noted that Electronic Arts Inc. had promoted Humble to Executive Vice President and Head of The Sims Label of EA. In this role, Humble was to be responsible for The Sims Label, the developer and marketer of life-simulation games and online communities with an emphasis on creativity, community and humor. The Sims
The Sims
The Sims is a strategic life-simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. Its development was led by game designer Will Wright, also known for developing SimCity...
is the best-selling PC franchise of all time.
An NPC (non-player character
Non-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
) in the Sims 2 expansion pack, FreeTime
The Sims 2: FreeTime
The Sims 2: FreeTime is the seventh expansion pack in the The Sims 2 video game series.A flyer included in The Sims 2: Bon Voyage expansion pack and The Sims 2 Teen Style Stuff announced this expansion and read: "Now your Sims can enjoy hobbies! Your Sims will have fun taking up a variety of...
, is based on Humble. He is seen delivering a gift to new home-owners, the gift always being a computer, the computer having a sneak preview of the Sims 3.
On 23 December 2010, Linden Lab
Linden Lab
Linden Research, Inc., d/b/a Linden Lab, is a privately held American Internet company that is best known as the creator of Second Life....
, the creators and operators of the virtual world
Virtual world
A virtual world is an online community that takes the form of a computer-based simulated environment through which users can interact with one another and use and create objects. The term has become largely synonymous with interactive 3D virtual environments, where the users take the form of...
Second Life
Second Life
Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...
, announced that he would become their new CEO as of January 2011.
External links
- http://lindenlab.com/pressroom/releases/12_23_10
- http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,373
- http://www.rodvik.com/rodgames
- Rod Humble presentation at Inventing the Future of Games Symposium in 2011 Free Will and the Future of Games, 15 April 2011
- https://www.cmpevents.com/GD08/a.asp?option=G&V=3&id=383537
- http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/blog.jsp?author=Rod%20Humble#IthinkIamgoingtocallhimWolfgang
- http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/081007/20081007006480.html?.v=1
- http://aboutus.ea.com/executive-sectionofficers.action#rh