Philip Rosedale
Biography
Philip Rosedale is the founder and CEO of Linden Lab, the company that produces the metaverse Second Life. (Within Second Life, he is perhaps better known as Philip Linden.)Founded Linden Lab in 1999 to create a revolutionary new form of shared 3D experience. Rosedale has a BS degree in Physics from the University of California, San Diego, and is known for his contributions to the development of streaming media and for having been the CTO of RealNetworks after they bought his company, FreeVue, in 1996. In 2006, Philip Rosedale and Linden Lab received WIRED’s Rave Award for Innovation in Business.
Rosedale has stated that his goal with Second Life is to demonstrate a viable model for a virtual economy or virtual society. In his own words, "I'm not building a game. I'm building a new country."[1]
Media
- Business 2.0, How to Succeed in 2007, Philip Rosedale
Founder and CEO, Linden Lab, Discover the Real-Life Take-Away in Virtual Economies
- In 2007, Rosedale was listed among Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World.
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References
- ^ Terdiman, Daniel (May 8, 2004). "Fun in Following the Money". Wired Magazine. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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