Farshid Almassizadeh
aka:
Farshad Almassizadeh
Moby ID: 6791
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Before he joined Presto Studios, Farshid Almassizadeh worked for several years as an independent contractor specializing in multimedia development. His client list included InterNetwork, MOOV design, GTE ImagiTrek and Radius, where he was the lead animator on the Rocket Home Companion CD-ROM.
While he was a senior at the University of California at San Diego, pursuing degrees in theater arts and cognitive science, he began a career at Presto Studios as Co-Founder and Vice-President of Production and Director of Technologies.
He started as Lead Animator and Programmer of The Journeyman Project and became Project Manager for The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time, Gundam 0079, Beneath (not released), and Stephen King's F13.
As a popular lecturer at industry conferences, seminars and universities, Almassizadeh helped to grow Presto Studios into a successful software company, forging partnerships with such industry powerhouses as Activision, Mattel, Apple and Microsoft.
In 2001, he joined Intrinsic Graphics Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.), a developer of next-generation graphics software environments, as director of Developer Relations. A year later he founded emcStudios, LLC, a console-based entertainment development studio located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Calif. Currently he is COO, EA Interactive at EA (2011).
Credited on 26 games
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| The Sims 2: Ultimate Collection (2014, Windows) | Director of Product Development |
| The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime (2014, Windows) | Lead Animator |
| FIFA 12 (2011, Android) | Special Thanks |
| Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show (2011, Wii) | SVP WW Operations |
| FIFA 11 (2010, iPhone) | Special Thanks |
| The Sims 2: Double Deluxe (2008, Windows) | Director of Product Development |
| The Simpsons Game (2007, Nintendo DS) | Senior Director of Product Development |
| The Simpsons Game (2007, PlayStation 3) | Senior Director of Product Development |
| The Sims 2 (2005, Game Boy Advance) | Sr. Director, Product Development |
| The Sims 2 (2005, Nintendo DS) | Senior Director of Product Development |
| The Sims 2 (2005, PlayStation 2) | Senior Development Director |
| The Sims 2: University (2005, Windows) | Director of Product Development |
| The Sims 2 (2005, J2ME) | Production Development Director |
| The Urbz: Sims in the City (2004, GameCube) | Senior Development Director |
| The Sims 2 (2004, Windows) | The Sims 2 Team Would Like To Thank |
| The Sims: Bustin' Out (2004, N-Gage) | Special Thanks |
| The Sims: Bustin' Out (2003, PlayStation 2) | Development Directors |
| Myst III: Exile (2001, Macintosh) | Special Thanks to |
| Star Trek: Hidden Evil (1999, Windows) | Technical Guru |
| Stephen King's F13: Ctrl, Alt, ...Shiver (1999, Windows) | Producer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 13 games with Bing Gordon
- 12 games with Robin Chandler
- 12 games with Jason Collins
- 12 games with Sinjin Bain
- 12 games with Joseph Lee
- 12 games with Adam Rivera
- 11 games with Will Wright
- 11 games with Rosalie Vivanco
- 11 games with Josh Riemersma
- 11 games with Robert Stiasny
Companies
- 16 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 9 games with Presto Studios, Inc.
- 7 games with Maxis Software Inc.
- 7 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 5 games with EA Games
- 5 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
- 4 games with Electronic Arts Ltd.
- 4 games with Electronic Arts Publishing SARL
- 3 games with New Pencil, Inc.
- 3 games with TiVo Corporation
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