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Ed Magnin

 

BA Theatre - UCR MEd - Spec. Ed. (Deaf & HH) - Lewis & Clark College

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1993-present Magnin & Associates


MAGNIN & ASSOCIATES Developing handheld games for 30 years, iOS games for 10, with about 50 games in the AppStore.

Ed Magnin consults with a number of investment firms on game industry related topics through the Gerson Lehrman Group where he is a member of their Council of Advisors.

He has served as an expert witness in a number of intellectual property and patent cases.

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1991-1993 Park Place Productions

 

 

 

 

 

PARK PLACE PRODUCTIONS, Programmer, designed and programmed NFL Football for the Super Nintendo, supervised multi-platform game project.

 

1989-1991

Virgin Games
VIRGIN GAMES, INC., Software Engineer, designed and programmed Caesars Palace and Prince of Persia for the Game Boy, including multilingual versions of each.  Wrote a music driver for the Game Boy and a smooth 8-way scrolling routine for the Nintendo Entertainment System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
1988-1989 Cinemaware Corporation

CINEMAWARE CORPORATION, Software Engineer, technical supervisor of all Apple IIgs games.  Programmed Rocket Ranger and Three Stooges.  Wrote the sound and music drivers used in their other Apple IIgs products.  Read the interview with Ed Magnin about his days at Cinemaware.

 

1986-1988

Microprose

MICROPROSE SOFTWARE, INC., Sr. Software Engineer, lead programmer for Apple II and IIgs projects, responsible for Silent Service and Pirates!, as well as providing technical assistance on various other projects.Japanese

1980-1986 Telephone Software Connection


TELEPHONE SOFTWARE CONNECTION, INC., President and founder, developed proprietary software teledelivery system (one of the earliest examples of an online business).  Responsible for all software development, both internal and outside submissions.

 

1979 Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness

GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNCIL ON DEAFNESS, INC., Administrative Director, responsible for state and  federally funded service contracts and general business aspects of a non-profit community service organization.

 

1973-1979 LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Teacher of Deaf children (K-12), Teacher of Sign Language (Adult Ed.), Master Teacher, Coordinator for vocational program.

 

1973 MEd Special Education (Deaf & HH) - Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon.
1972 BA Theatre - University of California, Riverside.  Also attended San Diego and Irvine campuses. 

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