Warren Davis (actor)
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Warren Davis is an American
actor
and video game programmer
. He is best known for inventing the arcade
classic Q*bert. His other video arcade credits include Joust 2
, Lotto Fun, Exterminator
, Terminator 2, and Revolution X
, which featured Aerosmith
; as well as Us. Vs. Them, a laserdisc game.
Davis developed the video digitization system that was used in Williams/Midway video games from the late 1980s thru mid-90's. This allowed images of live actors videotaped in front of a blue-screen to be placed in games. Games which used this technology include Narc
, the Mortal Kombat series, the NBA Jam series, Terminator 2, Revolution X, and others. As with other Williams employees, Warren's head and name appear as a player character in the arcade version of NBA Jam Tournament Edition, if his initials and birthday are entered.
As an actor, Davis has appeared as a minor character in a number of TV shows, including House M.D.
and Criminal Minds
. He also appeared in the independent feature film Yesterday Was a Lie
. Davis produced weekly play readings at the Blank Theatre for almost 6 years, and has been a guest director at that company's Young Playwrights Festival since 2002.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and video 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"...
. He is best known for inventing the arcade
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
classic Q*bert. His other video arcade credits include Joust 2
Joust 2
Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest is an arcade game developed by Williams Electronics and released in 1986. It is a sequel to Williams' 1982 game Joust. Like its predecessor, Joust 2 is a platform game that features two-dimensional graphics. The player uses a button and joystick to control a knight...
, Lotto Fun, Exterminator
Exterminator
Exterminator may refer to:*A practitioner in pest control-Competition:*Exterminator , racehorse, the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby*X-Terminator, a competitor in Robot Wars-Fiction:...
, Terminator 2, and Revolution X
Revolution X
Revolution X is a arcade rail shooter game developed and published by Midway, featuring the rock band Aerosmith. The game features gameplay similar to Midway's earlier Terminator 2: Judgment Day...
, which featured Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
; as well as Us. Vs. Them, a laserdisc game.
Davis developed the video digitization system that was used in Williams/Midway video games from the late 1980s thru mid-90's. This allowed images of live actors videotaped in front of a blue-screen to be placed in games. Games which used this technology include Narc
Narc
Narc or nark may refer to:* Narc , a narcotics agent or informant** Informant or nark or narc* Narc , a 2002 film* NARC , a 1988 arcade game and a 2005 video game...
, the Mortal Kombat series, the NBA Jam series, Terminator 2, Revolution X, and others. As with other Williams employees, Warren's head and name appear as a player character in the arcade version of NBA Jam Tournament Edition, if his initials and birthday are entered.
As an actor, Davis has appeared as a minor character in a number of TV shows, including House M.D.
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
and Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
. He also appeared in the independent feature film Yesterday Was a Lie
Yesterday Was a Lie
Yesterday Was a Lie is a 2009 neo-noir film written and directed by James Kerwin and starring Kipleigh Brown, Chase Masterson, John Newton, and Mik Scriba...
. Davis produced weekly play readings at the Blank Theatre for almost 6 years, and has been a guest director at that company's Young Playwrights Festival since 2002.