Warren Robinett

Warren Robinett
Warren Robinett
	Robinett in 2015
Born	Joseph Warren Robinett Jr.; December 25, 1951; Springfield, Missouri, US
Education	Rice University (B.A.); University of California, Berkeley (M.S.);
Occupation	Interactive computer graphics software designer
Known for	Adventure (Atari 2600); Rocky's Boots (Apple II)

Joseph Warren Robinett Jr. (born December 25, 1951) is a designer of interactive computer graphics software, notable as the developer of the Atari 2600's Adventure — the first graphical adventure video game — and as a founder of The Learning Company, where he designed Rocky's Boots and Robot Odyssey. More recently he has worked on virtual reality projects.

Robinett graduated in 1974 with a B.A. from Rice University, with a major in "Computer Applications to Language and Art". After graduating from Rice University, he was a Fortran programmer for Western Geophysical in Houston, Texas. He received an M.S. from University of California, Berkeley in 1976, and went to work at Atari, Inc. in November 1977.

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