Philip Rosedale
Philip Rosedale | |
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Born | [1] San Diego, California, United States | September 29, 1968
Alma mater | University of California, San Diego |
Occupation | CEO at High Fidelity Inc |
Known for | Founder of Linden Lab and High Fidelity Inc |
Philip Rosedale (born September 29, 1968) is an American entrepreneur who founded Linden Lab, which develops and hosts the virtual world Second Life.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Rosedale was born in San Diego, California, in 1968.[1] He took an interest in computers, technology, and virtual reality from an early age.[1] He started his own company selling database systems to small businesses at 17, used the proceeds to fund his college education[citation needed] and ultimately earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and computer science from the University of California, San Diego.[1]
Career[]
In 1995, Rosedale created an Internet video conferencing product (called "FreeVue"), which was later acquired by RealNetworks, where (in 1996) he went on to become vice president and chief technology officer.[2][3] A year later Rosedale left RealNetworks and founded Linden Lab, named after a street in Hayes Valley (a neighborhood in San Francisco). With the creation of Second Life, he fulfilled his lifelong dream of creating an Internet-scale virtual world.[2] In 2006, he and Linden Lab received WIRED's Rave Award for Innovation in Business.[4][5] On March 14, 2008, Rosedale announced he would be stepping down as the CEO of Linden Lab and assuming the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors.[6]
Rosedale had stated that his goal with Second Life was to demonstrate a viable model for a virtual economy or virtual society. In his own words: "We don't see this as a game. We see it as a platform that is, in many ways, better than the real world" (Google TechTalks, March 2006).[7]
In 2008, Linden Lab's Second Life was one of three products to win a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award in the category of "User Generated Content – Game Modification".[8]
In October 2009, Rosedale announced that he would be less involved in the development of Second Life, because he was focusing on a new project.[9] The announced project turned out to be a company named LoveMachine Inc, founded with Ryan Downe.[10]
In June 2010, he announced that he was back to the office as CEO of Linden Lab.[11] However, in October 2010, Rosedale announced he was leaving his position as interim CEO.[12]
In November 2011, Rosedale released a new project named Coffee and Power,[13] a site that Rosedale calls a "meta-company," that enables people to connect for small jobs and services.[14] On April 16, 2013, Coffee & Power posted to their company blog that they were going to stop work on Workclub, their mobile application and begin work on a new company named High Fidelity Inc.[15]
Personal[]
Philip Rosedale is married to Yvette Rosedale. He lives in San Francisco with his four children.[16]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Manthorpe, Rowland (2016-10-24). "Remember Second Life? Now it's being reborn in virtual reality". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b http://lindenlab.com/about/management#rosedale Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine Linden Lab profile of Rosedale
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/19961231181101/http://www.freevue.com/ FreeVue site on web archive
- ^ Wired Staff (June 1, 2006). "The Other Fed Chief". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Kohler, Chris (February 27, 2007). "Second Life, Now With Voice". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Pasick, Adam (March 14, 2008). "Second Life founder Rosedale to step down as CEO". Reuters. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Glimpse inside a metaverse: the virtual world of Second Life". Readable. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ "Winners Of 59th Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards Announced By National Television Academy At Consumer Electronics Show". Emmy Online. January 8, 2008. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ "Next Chapter!". Philip Rosedale. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Philip Rosedale Unveils New Company: "LoveMachine Inc" Offers AI, Destruction of the Ego, Lots of Money-Making". New World Notes. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Rao, Leena (June 24, 2010). "Amidst Turmoil, Linden Lab's CEO Steps Down". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Hoge, Patrick (October 20, 2010). "Interim Linden Lab CEO steps down". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ Hardy, Quentin (November 6, 2011). "Bit by Bit, Work Exchange Site Aims to Get Jobs Done". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ "Coffee & Power: Work For Each Other, Not The Man". Read Write Web. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ "Update Coffee & Power and Workclub". Coffee & Power Blog. Archived from the original on 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- ^ Cox, Hugo (February 22, 2017). "Virtual reality pioneer Philip Rosedale (and his avatar)". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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- American technology chief executives
- Businesspeople in information technology
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- Living people
- Second Life
- 1968 births
- People from San Diego
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