Andrew C. Greenberg
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Andrew C. Greenberg co-created Wizardry
with Robert Woodhead
, which was one of the first role-playing games for a personal computer
. He was also involved with the production of the game Q-Bert and several of the later Wizardry games in the 1980s. He is a graduate of Cornell University, where he did his first work on computer role-playing games. He also is a proficient tuba player.
With Rick Dutton, Walter Freitag, and Michael Massimilla he created Star Saga
: One - Beyond The Boundary & Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace, in 1988 and 1989 respectively. Both were released by Masterplay Publishing.
The name of the evil wizard in the first Wizardry game is Werdna, Andrew spelled backwards.
After working as a patent attorney
with Carlton Fields, a law firm in Florida
, Andrew moved to California
where he serves as an executive and general counsel for a renewable energy company. Greenberg is a past Chairman of the Intellectual Property
Committee for the IEEE
, and has received the Institute's National Citation of Honor.
Wizardry
Wizardry is a series of computer role-playing games, developed by Sir-Tech, which were highly influential in the development of modern console and computer role playing games. The original Wizardry was a significant influence to early console RPGs, such as Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy. ...
with Robert Woodhead
Robert Woodhead
Robert J. Woodhead is a entrepreneur, software engineer and former game programmer. He claims that a common thread in his career is "doing weird things with computers". Along with Andrew C...
, which was one of the first role-playing games for a personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
. He was also involved with the production of the game Q-Bert and several of the later Wizardry games in the 1980s. He is a graduate of Cornell University, where he did his first work on computer role-playing games. He also is a proficient tuba player.
With Rick Dutton, Walter Freitag, and Michael Massimilla he created Star Saga
Star Saga
Star Saga is a series of floppy-based computer games which combine a computerized game arbiter with hefty sections of printed text. Released in an era before the availability of the CD-ROM format, the titles make up for the limited storage available at the time by using print to attempt to tell a...
: One - Beyond The Boundary & Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace, in 1988 and 1989 respectively. Both were released by Masterplay Publishing.
The name of the evil wizard in the first Wizardry game is Werdna, Andrew spelled backwards.
After working as a patent attorney
Patent attorney
A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition...
with Carlton Fields, a law firm in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, Andrew moved to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
where he serves as an executive and general counsel for a renewable energy company. Greenberg is a past Chairman of the Intellectual Property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
Committee for the IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
, and has received the Institute's National Citation of Honor.