Bryan Brandenburg
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Bryan BrandenburgBryan Brandenburg (born February 18, 1959 in Châteauroux
, France
) is an American
author
, technology entrepreneur
and former game programmer
.
and physics
in 1982, Brandenburg began programming
3D
computer games on the Commodore 64
(C64), Apple II
and later the IBM PC
and Amiga
.
Brandenburg started several technology companies that were later acquired by private and public corporations. In 1984, he co-founded Sculptured Software
and led the company as President. The company was eventually sold for almost USD
$40 million after producing dozens of titles for the C64, Atari ST
, Commodore Amiga, IBM PC and Apple II.
In 1994, Brandenburg started another game company, Software Arts International that was acquired in 1996 by Engineering Animation, Inc.
, where he was the Executive Producer
for the public company's Interactive Division, producing titles for Disney
, Mattel
, Hasbro Interactive
and Sierra On-Line
.
In 1999, Bryan Brandenburg partnered with Karl Malone
to build a media centric outdoors media company (Amazing Outdoors) with websites, television show, radio program, monthly magazine (Utah Outdoors) and a book publishing arm. The company was acquired in 2001.
Brandenburg was an executive officer of DAZ3D, a 3D content company and launched Bryce in July 2004. In January 2005, he was recruited as the CEO of Zygote Media Group
and launched Male Anatomy Collection 2.0, the 3DScience.com website, Female Anatomy Collection 3.0 and Zygote Heart 3.0.
Châteauroux
Châteauroux is the capital of the Indre department in central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called Castelroussines or Castelroussins....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, technology entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and former game programmer
Game programmer
A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebase for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer"...
.
Career
After completing his studies in mathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
in 1982, Brandenburg began programming
Game programming
Game programming, a subset of game development, is the programming of computer, console or arcade games. Though often engaged in by professional game programmers, many novices may program games as a hobby...
3D
3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
computer games on the Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
(C64), 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...
and later the IBM PC
IBM PC compatible
IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to...
and Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
.
Brandenburg started several technology companies that were later acquired by private and public corporations. In 1984, he co-founded Sculptured Software
Sculptured Software
Sculptured Software Inc. was a late twentieth century video game developer in the Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area. They specialized in porting games to different platforms, especially from arcade games to home console games.-History:...
and led the company as President. The company was eventually sold for almost USD
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
$40 million after producing dozens of titles for the C64, Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
, Commodore Amiga, IBM PC and Apple II.
In 1994, Brandenburg started another game company, Software Arts International that was acquired in 1996 by Engineering Animation, Inc.
Engineering Animation, Inc.
Engineering Animation, Inc. was a services and software company based in Ames, Iowa , United States. It remained headquartered there from its incorporation in 1990 until it was acquired by Unigraphics Solutions, Inc. in 1999...
, where he was the Executive Producer
Game producer
A video game producer is the person in charge of overseeing development of a video game.The earliest documented use of the term producer in games was by Trip Hawkins, who established the position when he founded Electronic Arts in 1982...
for the public company's Interactive Division, producing titles for Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
, Mattel
Mattel
Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
, Hasbro Interactive
Hasbro Interactive
Hasbro Interactive was an American video game production and publishing subsidiary of Hasbro, the large game and toy company.Hasbro Interactive was formed late in 1995 in order to compete in the computer and video game arena. Several Hasbro properties, such as Monopoly and Scrabble, had already...
and Sierra On-Line
Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams...
.
In 1999, Bryan Brandenburg partnered with Karl Malone
Karl Malone
Karl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate...
to build a media centric outdoors media company (Amazing Outdoors) with websites, television show, radio program, monthly magazine (Utah Outdoors) and a book publishing arm. The company was acquired in 2001.
Brandenburg was an executive officer of DAZ3D, a 3D content company and launched Bryce in July 2004. In January 2005, he was recruited as the CEO of Zygote Media Group
Zygote Media Group
Zygote Media Group is a developer company for computer-generated 3D graphical software. The company was formed in 1994, with initial emphase on models targetting the usage in the records industry product releases...
and launched Male Anatomy Collection 2.0, the 3DScience.com website, Female Anatomy Collection 3.0 and Zygote Heart 3.0.
Major software contributions
- Trophy Buck (Windows)
- Outburst (Windows)
- Bryce (Windows/Mac)
- ClueClue (computer game)Clue is a computer game based on the board game of the same name. Its formal name is Clue: Murder at Boddy Mansion or Cluedo: Murder at Blackwell Grange. It runs on Microsoft Windows. It was developed in 1998 for Hasbro Interactive by EAI...
(Windows) - Crime Wave (PC)
- World Class Leader Board (AmigaAmigaThe Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
) - Leader Board (Amiga)
- Echelon (PC)
- Ninja (PC)
- Beach Head (Apple II)
- Raid Over MoscowRaid over MoscowRaid Over Moscow is a computer game for the Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Enterprise 128 and Apple II family by Access Software published in Europe by U.S. Gold...
(Apple II) - Beach Head IIBeach Head II: The Dictator Strikes BackBeach-Head II: The Dictator Strikes back is 1985 computer game, a sequel to Beach-Head. It was developed and published by Access Software. It was designed by Bruce Carver and his brother, Roger, and was released for the Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit , Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.The spelling...
(Apple II) - Sentinel (Commodore 64Commodore 64The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
)
Published print media
- Become a 3D Art Professional
- Million Dollar Computer Consultant