| Brad Wardell | |
| Born | June 24, 1971 Texas |
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| Occupation | CEO, founder of Stardock Corporation |
| Website http://draginol.joeuser.com |
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Bradley R. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Stardock Corporation is a Software development company founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems. Wardell (born 24 June 1971 in Texas), commonly known as Brad Wardell, is an American businessman and programmer residing in Michigan. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. He is the founder, current President, and CEO of Stardock, a software development and computer games company. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Stardock Corporation is a Software development company founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems. The software industry comprises businesses involved in the development, maintenance and publication of Computer software. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.
Brad graduated in 1994 from Western Michigan University with a degree in Electronic Engineering. Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an Academic degree or the associated ceremony Western Michigan University (WMU is a Public university established in 1903 by Dwight B Electronic engineering is a discipline dealing with the behavior and effects of Electrons (as in electron tubes and transistors and with electronic devices systems or equipment His first notable achievement was the design and implementation of Galactic Civilizations for OS/2, one of the few games ever released for that operating system. Game design is the process of designing the content and rules of a Game. Galactic Civilizations is a Turn-based strategy Computer game developed by Stardock and released in March 2003 OS/2 is a computer Operating system, initially created by Microsoft and IBM, then later developed by IBM exclusively An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software component of a Computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination He proceeded to organize the development of OS/2 Essentials, and followed it with a second product called Object Desktop, a package of utility, skinning and desktop enhancement applications. The Object Desktop Network ( OD or ODNT) is a Software Subscription service created by Stardock. In Computing, skins may be associated with themes as custom graphical appearances ( GUIs) that can be applied to certain software and When the OS/2 market collapsed in 1997, he led Stardock onto the Windows platform, where he designed and led the development of the PC game Entrepreneur (later Business Tycoon, now known as The Corporate Machine). Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. In Computing, a platform describes some sort of Hardware architecture or Software framework (including Application frameworks, that allows The Corporate Machine is a strategy Computer game from Stardock in which the goal is to create a Corporation in one of four Brad was a member of Crains Detroit's 40 under 40 in 2003, and has been a finalist for Ernst & Young's Michigan Entrepreneur of the Year for 2002, 2003 and 2004. Ernst & Young is one of the largest Professional services firms in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC,
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Work
Brad is best known as the President and CEO of software developer Stardock. Stardock Corporation is a Software development company founded in 1991 and incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems. Brad has been a long advocate of digital distribution [1]. He is also widely known for his advocacy of gamers rights in the form of limiting DRM[2].
At Stardock, Wardell is both an executive and a software developer. His programming speciality is artificial intelligence for turn-based strategy games[3]. A turn-based strategy ( TBS) game is a Strategy game (usually some type of wargame, especially a strategic-level wargame that is Stardock's games are known for their advanced artificial intelligence in helping provide a challenging single player experience. This was one of the reasons Galactic Civilizations II won Game of the Year[4] from some PC publications. Galactic Civilizations II Dread Lords (commonly GalCiv II or GalCiv2) is a 4X Turn-based strategy
Online personality
Brad is well-known to regulars in the skinning and customization community. He is the co-founder/webmaster of WinCustomize, a site specializing in the distribution of skins and themes, and founder of JoeUser, a blog community, as well as being an administrator at Neowin, a technology news site. WinCustomize is a Website that provides content for users to customize Microsoft Windows. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of Neowinnet is a technology news website that actively focuses on Windows, PCs, Mac and Linux. In the past, he was a columnist for the game websites The Adrenaline Vault and Quarter to Three. " Quarter to Three " s a Popular song written and sung by Gary U Brad usually goes by one of two nicknames — Draginol or Frogboy. The first tends to be a personal screen name, while the latter is often used instead of his name when representing Stardock. Users in a Computing context refers to one who uses a computer system
Brad is a regular on the PowerUser.TV podcast, which aired from October 2005 to December 2006. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download
Brad is also known in the gaming world. Brad's approach to game development tends to be open, allowing users to see what is involved in making games - both good and bad. However, some critics have noted that it also means that Wardell will aggressively defend his positions. An example would be regarding Galactic Civilizations and Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, on the topics of artificial intelligence and the obfuscation of many of the game's internal mechanics, where Wardell has accepted some criticism while defending other choices. Galactic Civilizations is a Turn-based strategy Computer game developed by Stardock and released in March 2003 Galactic Civilizations II Dread Lords (commonly GalCiv II or GalCiv2) is a 4X Turn-based strategy For example, after announcing a recent patch for the second game, Brad talked about the patch here.
References
See also
- Galactic Civilizations (OS/2 version) and Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
- WinCustomize
- Object Desktop
Further reading
- Master Of The Galaxy: Stardock's Brad Wardell - Jason McMaster, Gamasutra (November 15, 2006)
External links
- A working history for Brad Wardell
- Brad's resume
- Rap-sheet for Brad Wardell at MobyGames
- Opinionated Techie, Brad's weblog on JoeUser
- Poweruser.tv Podcast, on which Brad makes a regular appearance
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