Al Alcorn

Developer BIO

Mr. Alcorn began his career at Ampex in 1968 working on a high resolution video system. In 1972 he co-founded Atari and designed the first commercially successful coin-operated video game called PONG. In 1974 he built the first video game on a custom chip (home Pong) followed by the Atari VCS home video game machine which launched the cartridge video game industry.

He was appointed a Fellow at Apple in 1986; while there he worked on many projects including several new computer prototypes and a project that led to Quick Time.

He started Silicon Gaming in 1994 to develop a multi-media slot machine for casino gaming. The company went public in September of ‘96 and shipped their first machines in Jan of ‘97.

In 1998 Al founded Zowie Intertainment, a spinout from Interval Research. Zowie developed and produced a child's playset that had a location system that allowed the PC to respond to the child's play.

Mr. Alcorn holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California. He is a member of the IEEE and holds several patents.

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Games Credited

Mevo & the Grooveriders (2009), Red Rocket Games, Inc.
Golden Oldies Volume 1: Computer Software Classics (1985), Electronic Arts, Inc., Software Toolworks, Inc., The