David Fox
Founding Member (since October 2005)
I've been involved with new media and technology since my wife, Annie, and I co-founded the world's first public-access microcomputer center in 1977. Marin Computer Center was a prototype for bringing new technology to the public.
I'm the Technology Director for NewsTrust, and I manage web and technical development aspects of the project.
I co-authored the books Computer Animation Primer, Armchair BASIC, and Pascal Primer, and then in 1982 became one of the founding members of the Games Division at Lucasfilm Ltd. (now LucasArts Entertainment Company). During my 10 year stay with LucasArts, I was the designer, project leader, and one of the programmers for the games Rescue on Fractalus!, Labyrinth, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure. I also worked on Maniac Mansion as the primary script programmer.
During my last two years at LucasArts David was Manager of Entertainment Software on Mirage (a collaboration between LucasArts and Hughes Aircraft Corporation). This multi-player, networked location-based entertainment system was intended for theme parks.
After leaving LucasArts, I was a Senior Game Designer at Rocket Science Games, then worked as a freelance consultant on several games.
In 1996, I joined LiveWorld Inc./Talk City, an Internet community provider, as their Director of Kids and Entertainment Programming. During my four years at the company, I produced The InSite, a Web site for teen empowerment, helped produce a home page offering for use by Talk City's 4 million members, and launched several online chat games. I then became the Director of New Content, finding and implementing new technologies within Talk City.
In 2001, I returned to immersive gaming at Xulu Entertainment, producing their motion simulator project. Then I produced and designed a prototype of an educational game for Learning Friends under a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. More recently I co-designed and implemented Web sites for authors David McCullough, Terry Gamble and Annie Fox; The Ayrshire Foundation, Alaska Federation of Natives and Seadrift Realty, all with graphic designer Daniel Will-Harris.
When not playing with computers I enjoy science fiction, good films, photography, video making, and taking long walks with Annie through the hills of Marin County, California. We have two grown kids.
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About David
Location:
San Anselmo, California, United States
Occupation:
Technology Director, NewsTrust
Interests:
Sustainable living
Expertise:
Technology
Affiliations:
Corte Madera Town Band, The Sewer Band (Las Gallinas Sanitary District Non-Marching Band), Sustainable San Anselmo
Background
Education:
College graduate
News:
60-90 minutes a day
Internet:
90 minutes a day or more
Languages:
English-only
Politics:
Left
Age:
50-64
Gender:
Male
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Web Page:
www.ElectricEggplant.com
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Address:
San Anselmo, CA, 94960, US
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Nov 7, 2009 - 12:13 AM PST
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Oct 28, 2009 - 3:10 PM PDT
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David posted and reviewed this story - Oct 23, 2009
David posted and reviewed this story - Oct 23, 2009
David reviewed this story - Sep 19, 2009
David reviewed this story - Sep 19, 2009
David posted this story - Sep 15, 2009
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Life In (and After) Our Great Recession
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.0
David posted and reviewed this story - Jul 27, 2009
David liked this story - Jul 22, 2009
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Senate Votes Down Funds for F-22s
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.0
David posted and reviewed this story - Jul 21, 2009
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Climate Loopholes
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.9
David posted and reviewed this story - Jul 12, 2009
David posted and reviewed this story - Jul 9, 2009
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A Farewell to Harms
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
David posted and reviewed this story - Jul 5, 2009
David posted and reviewed this story - Jul 4, 2009
David posted and reviewed this story - Jul 3, 2009
David posted and reviewed this story - Jul 3, 2009
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Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska's Governor
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 2.4
David reviewed this story - Jun 15, 2009
David posted and reviewed this story - May 30, 2009
Translated from a Le Monde story... Light on details. Title and opening paragraph imply success. Not until the 2nd paragraph do we learn the town is failing to meet its 2008 milestone of 10% renewable energy
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.4
David posted and reviewed this story - May 30, 2009
David reviewed this story - May 28, 2009
Pretty light-weight piece, giving an overview to the relationship between disgust and our liberal-conservative bent. I would have liked more in-depth information... and maybe some opposing point of views.
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.8
David liked this story - May 28, 2009
David liked this story - May 28, 2009
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Obama Pick Sonia Sotomayor Reflects America
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
David liked this story - May 28, 2009
David liked this story - May 28, 2009
David liked this story - May 28, 2009
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The Judge They Feared
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.9
David liked this story - May 28, 2009
David liked this story - May 28, 2009
David liked this story - May 28, 2009
David posted and reviewed this story - May 23, 2009
David posted and reviewed this story - May 23, 2009
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Electric cars are coming!
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.9
David posted and reviewed this story - May 17, 2009
Frank Rich pulls together several recent Bush era stories that the Obama administration would just as soon see go away. His point that the "drip drip" of these stories has the potential to distract the nation from Obama's agenda is well made.
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.6
David posted and reviewed this story - May 17, 2009
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Obama Can’t Turn the Page on Bush
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I did take the disgust test and found that I'm less prone to being disgusted than the average person... and I guess that would correlate with my ... More »