Jim Levy
Encyclopedia
Jim Levy was initially a music industry executive, but he is known better for his efforts as the founding Chief Executive Officer
for Activision
.(30 July 2007). The History Of Activision, Gamasutra(19 June 1982). Activision: Its All In the Game, Billboard (magazine)
Activision was originally founded on giving their game designers a lot of recognition for their work. It is for this reason that he promoted his game designers like rock stars. Each game's instruction booklet would have a brief biography of the developer, as well as their autograph. He also was a driving force in the acquisition of Infocom
. In 1986, he resigned his position,(15 February 1988). AVOIDING THE SILICON VALLEY BENDS, San Jose Mercury News also at a time when games required more than one person to be involved in a game, therefore his style of recognition became less effective.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
for Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
.(30 July 2007). The History Of Activision, Gamasutra(19 June 1982). Activision: Its All In the Game, Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Activision was originally founded on giving their game designers a lot of recognition for their work. It is for this reason that he promoted his game designers like rock stars. Each game's instruction booklet would have a brief biography of the developer, as well as their autograph. He also was a driving force in the acquisition of Infocom
Infocom
Infocom was a software company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction. They also produced one notable business application, a relational database called Cornerstone....
. In 1986, he resigned his position,(15 February 1988). AVOIDING THE SILICON VALLEY BENDS, San Jose Mercury News also at a time when games required more than one person to be involved in a game, therefore his style of recognition became less effective.