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'''Williamson, Christopher''', founder and president of DreamQuest | |||
Christopher | |||
Software, is a successful independent game developer, publisher, | Software, is a successful independent game developer, publisher, | ||
consultant, avid game-player and industry speaker. His most recent | consultant, avid game-player and industry speaker. His most recent | ||
speaking engagements include the Game Developers Conference, | speaking engagements include the Game Developers Conference, | ||
PalmSource, Shareware Industry Conference | PalmSource, Shareware Industry Conference and CTIA. | ||
He has a Masters in Software Engineering (Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory | He has a Masters in Software Engineering (Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory | ||
Center for Automation Research and Computer Science Department | Center for Automation Research and Computer Science Department, | ||
University of Maryland) and spent several years focusing on system architecture and the software development process with IBM before launching DreamQuest Software in 1994. | University of Maryland) and spent several years focusing on system architecture and the software development process with IBM before launching DreamQuest Software in 1994. | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
'''current:''' | '''current:''' | ||
*president of DreamQuest (1994- | *president of DreamQuest (1994- ) | ||
'''previous:''' | '''previous:''' | ||
*Human-Computer Interaction LaboratoryCenter for Automation Research and Computer Science Department, University of Maryland | *Human-Computer Interaction LaboratoryCenter for Automation Research and Computer Science Department, University of Maryland | ||
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*user interface design | *user interface design | ||
*human-computer interaction | *human-computer interaction | ||
*game | *game development | ||
==Prominent Ideas== | ==Prominent Ideas== | ||
*Homefinder | *Dynamic Homefinder | ||
*Dynamic Queries | *Dynamic Queries | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*Proceedings of the ACM CHI 92 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference. June 3-7, 1992, Monterey, California. p.619-626. | *Proceedings of the ACM CHI 92 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference. June 3-7, 1992, Monterey, California. p.619-626. http://www.interaction-design.org/references/conferences/proceedings_of_the_acm_chi_92_human_factors_in_computing_systems_conference.html | ||
*Shneiderman, Ben, Williamson, Christopher, Ahlberg, Christopher (1992): Dynamic Queries: Database Searching by Direct Manipulation. In: Bauersfeld, Penny, Bennett, John, Lynch, Gene (ed.): Proceedings of the ACM CHI 92 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference. June 3-7, 1992, Monterey, California. p.669-670. | *Shneiderman, Ben, Williamson, Christopher, Ahlberg, Christopher (1992): Dynamic Queries: Database Searching by Direct Manipulation. In: Bauersfeld, Penny, Bennett, John, Lynch, Gene (ed.): Proceedings of the ACM CHI 92 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference. June 3-7, 1992, Monterey, California. p.669-670. | ||
*Dynamic queries: Database searching by direct manipulation | *Dynamic queries: Database searching by direct manipulation Video in CHI `92 Video Program (Monterey, CA, May 3-7, 1992) Available through ACM SIGGRAPH Video Review, issue 77, ACM, New York. http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/members/bshneiderman/umlpapers/articles.html | ||
Video in CHI `92 Video Program (Monterey, CA, May 3-7, 1992) Available through ACM SIGGRAPH Video Review, issue 77, ACM, New York. | |||
==Internal Links== | ==Internal Links== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*DreamQuest | *DreamQuest http://dqsoft.com/index.html | ||
*Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory | *Interview with Williamson Christopher http://dqsoft.com/press/pdabuyer.html | ||
*Center for Automation Research and Computer Science Department. | *Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, University of Maryland http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/hcil/index.html | ||
*Center for Automation Research and Computer Science Department. http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/members/bshneiderman/umlpapers/articles.html | |||
*Interaction-Design.org http://www.interaction-design.org/references/authors/christopher_williamson.html | |||
*Interaction-Design.org | *Game Developers Conference http://www.gdconf.com/ | ||
==Contact Informations== | ==Contact Informations== | ||
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Louisville, CO 80027 | Louisville, CO 80027 | ||
303-665-0614 | 303-665-0614 | ||
[[Category:Persons]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:57, 14 April 2006
Williamson, Christopher, founder and president of DreamQuest Software, is a successful independent game developer, publisher, consultant, avid game-player and industry speaker. His most recent speaking engagements include the Game Developers Conference, PalmSource, Shareware Industry Conference and CTIA.
He has a Masters in Software Engineering (Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory Center for Automation Research and Computer Science Department, University of Maryland) and spent several years focusing on system architecture and the software development process with IBM before launching DreamQuest Software in 1994.
Affiliations
current:
- president of DreamQuest (1994- )
previous:
- Human-Computer Interaction LaboratoryCenter for Automation Research and Computer Science Department, University of Maryland
- 1994 Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory Video Reports
Main Interests
- user interface design
- human-computer interaction
- game development
Prominent Ideas
- Dynamic Homefinder
- Dynamic Queries
Bibliography
- Proceedings of the ACM CHI 92 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference. June 3-7, 1992, Monterey, California. p.619-626. http://www.interaction-design.org/references/conferences/proceedings_of_the_acm_chi_92_human_factors_in_computing_systems_conference.html
- Shneiderman, Ben, Williamson, Christopher, Ahlberg, Christopher (1992): Dynamic Queries: Database Searching by Direct Manipulation. In: Bauersfeld, Penny, Bennett, John, Lynch, Gene (ed.): Proceedings of the ACM CHI 92 Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference. June 3-7, 1992, Monterey, California. p.669-670.
- Dynamic queries: Database searching by direct manipulation Video in CHI `92 Video Program (Monterey, CA, May 3-7, 1992) Available through ACM SIGGRAPH Video Review, issue 77, ACM, New York. http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/members/bshneiderman/umlpapers/articles.html
Internal Links
External Links
- DreamQuest http://dqsoft.com/index.html
- Interview with Williamson Christopher http://dqsoft.com/press/pdabuyer.html
- Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, University of Maryland http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/hcil/index.html
- Center for Automation Research and Computer Science Department. http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/members/bshneiderman/umlpapers/articles.html
- Interaction-Design.org http://www.interaction-design.org/references/authors/christopher_williamson.html
- Game Developers Conference http://www.gdconf.com/
Contact Informations
DreamQuest Software, LLC. 542 W. Linden Street Louisville, CO 80027 303-665-0614