Warren Robinett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Warren Robinett
Occupation	Designer
Date Of Birth	Dec 25, 1951(1951-12-25)
Age	73
Birthplace	Springfield
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Capricorn

Warren Robinett Biography

Warren Robinett is one of the most popular and richest Designer who was born on December 25, 1951 in Springfield, Missouri, United States.

Robinett graduated in 1974 with a B.A. from Rice University, with a major in “Computer Applications to Language and Art”. After graduating from Rice University, he was a Fortran programmer for Western Geophysical in Houston, Texas. He received an M.S. from University of California, Berkeley in 1976, and went to work at Atari, Inc. in November 1977.

Robinett then wrote the BASIC Programming cartridge, finishing both BASIC Programming and Adventure in June 1979, and quit Atari.

Warren Robinett Net Worth

Warren Robinett is one of the richest Designer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Warren Robinett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Joseph Warren Robinett Jr. (born December 25, 1951) is a designer of interactive computer graphics software, notable as the developer of the Atari 2600’s Adventure — the first graphical adventure video game — and as a founder of The Learning Company, where he designed Rocky’s Boots and Robot Odyssey. More recently he has worked on virtual reality projects.

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Who is Warren Robinett Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Harry Ranked on the list of most popular Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Warren Robinett celebrates birthday on December 25 of every year.

Top Facts about Warren Robinett

1. Warren Robinett is a software designer and programmer.
2. He created the first Easter egg in video games.
3. The Easter egg was hidden in Atari’s Adventure game.
4. Robinett left Atari after a dispute over credits.
5. He later worked for companies like Activision and The Learning Company.
6. Robinett has won multiple awards for his work in game design.
7. He holds degrees from Rice University and UC Berkeley.
8. Robinett has also written books on computer programming and game design.
9. His contributions to the gaming industry have been influential and groundbreaking.
10. Today, he is considered a pioneer of video game development.

Who discovered Adventure Easter egg?

The first recorded video game Easter Egg in the game Adventure. Programmed by Warren Robinett in 1979 while working for Atari. In Atari’s 1979 game Adventure, programmer Warren Robinett implemented one of the first Easter eggs in a video game.

Is the Easter egg in Adventure real?

The OASIS, James Halliday, and his crazy contest might all be fiction created by Ernest Cline. But the story of Warren Robinett, Adventure, and the world’s first Easter egg are all totally real.

How old is Warren Robinett?

70 years (December 25, 1951)

Who invented Adventure?

Atari, Inc. Adventure is a video game developed by Warren Robinett for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1980 by Atari, Inc. The player controls a square avatar whose quest is to explore an open-ended environment to find a magical chalice and return it to the golden castle.

What was the first Easter egg ever?

The earliest known Easter egg in software in general is one placed in the “make” command for PDP-6/PDP-10 computers sometime in October 1967–October 1968 , wherein if the user attempts to create a file named “love” by typing “make love”, the program responds “not war?” before proceeding.