October 07, 2005
Building a World With Digital Atoms
Philip Rosedale
Second Life, Inc.
Friday, October 7, 2005 11:30 A.M.
Room 109 Warren Weaver Hall
251 Mercer Street
New York, NY 10012-1185
Abstract
Philip Rosedale, Founder and CEO of Linden Lab - creator of Second > Life, will discuss the challenges of using a distributed network of > computers to create a persistent 3D online world where users can do > just about anything they can imagine.
Bio
Philip Rosedale has an extensive background in the development and pioneering of streaming technology, having built his first computer in 4th grade, and started his first computer software company while still in high school. In 1995 he developed FreeVue, a low-bitrate video conferencing system for Internet-connected PC's, resulting in the acquisition of his company in early 1996 by RealNetworks. For 3 1/2 years, Rosedale served at RealNetworks as Vice President and CTO, where he was responsible for the development and launch of RealVideo, RealSystem 5.0, and RealSystem G2. In 1999 Rosedale returned to San Francisco, joined Accel Partners as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and began the basic research that would become the technology behind Linden Lab. Rosedale holds a BS degree in Physics from the University of California at San Diego.
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