Robert S. Harris, nicknamed RoSHa, is an American designer and programmer who created several 1980s home computer and console games, including ''
War Room
A command center (often called a war room) is any place that is used to provide centralized command for some purpose.
While frequently considered to be a military facility, these can be used in many other cases by governments or businesses. ...
'' (
ColecoVision
ColecoVision is a second-generation home video-game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. It was released a year later in Europe by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision.
The console offered a closer expe ...
, 1983) and ''
Killer Bees!
''Killer Bees!'' is an action video game written by Robert S. Harris for the Magnavox Odyssey2 and published in 1983.
Reception
Art Levis for ''Electronic Fun with Computers & Games'' said "Here's a game that has great play value, doesn't invo ...
'' (
Odyssey 2
The Magnavox Odyssey 2 (stylized as Magnavox Odyssey2), also known as Philips Odyssey 2, is a home video game console of the second generation that was released in 1978. It was sold in Europe as the Philips Videopac G7000, in Brazil and Peru as ...
, 1983).
Early life
Harris was born in
Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
Boalsburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,722 at ...
and graduated from
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institu ...
with a
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...
in Mathematics in 1979.
Works
*''
Killer Bees!
''Killer Bees!'' is an action video game written by Robert S. Harris for the Magnavox Odyssey2 and published in 1983.
Reception
Art Levis for ''Electronic Fun with Computers & Games'' said "Here's a game that has great play value, doesn't invo ...
'' (1983)
*''
War Room
A command center (often called a war room) is any place that is used to provide centralized command for some purpose.
While frequently considered to be a military facility, these can be used in many other cases by governments or businesses. ...
''
References
External links
Harris's web page
American video game designers
American video game programmers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Carnegie Mellon University alumni
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