Robert Barris
aka:
Rob Barris,
Bob Barris
Moby ID: 291
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Rob Barris is the lead software engineer for Blizzard Entertainment's Mac development group, where he has worked on World of Warcraft, Warcraft III, and Diablo II.
Prior to joining Blizzard, he worked at Quicksilver Software from 1986-2001, on games such as Castles, Conquest of the New World, APB for Atari Lynx, and others.
A graduate of UC Irvine's computer science program, Rob lives in Southern California with his wife and daughter. He is amused by the fact that his first computer had 4KB RAM while his current one has 4GB, only 30 years later.
Credited on 23 games
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| StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010, Windows) | Additional Programming |
| World of WarCraft: Cataclysm (2010, Windows) | Additional Programming |
| World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King (2008, Windows) | MacIntosh Programming |
| World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade (2007, Macintosh) | Macintosh Programming |
| Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption (2006, Windows) | Petroglyph Special Thanks |
| Ca$hflow 202: The E-Game (2004, Windows) | Additional Engine Programming |
| Master of Orion 3 (2003, Windows) | Additional Core Technology |
| Ca$hflow: The E-Game (2003, Windows) | Additional Engine Programming |
| WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002, Macintosh) | Additional Macintosh Programming |
| WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (Collector's Edition) (2002, Macintosh) | Additional Macintosh Programming |
| Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus (2000, Windows) | Technology Programming |
| Shanghai: Second Dynasty (1999, Windows) | Engine Programmers |
| Shanghai: Dynasty (1997, Windows) | Engine Programmers |
| Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy 1+2+3 (1996, Macintosh) | Animation |
| Conquest of the New World: Deluxe Edition (1996, DOS) | Appreciated Assistance |
| Conquest of the New World (1996, Macintosh) | Lead Programmer |
| Doom II (1995, Macintosh) | Thanks to |
| Shanghai: Great Moments (1995, Windows 3.x) | Libraries / Utilities |
| Richard Scarry's Best Neighborhood Disc Ever! (1994, DOS) | Technical Assistance |
| Castles (1991, Atari ST) | Programming Assistance |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 13 games with William C. Fisher
- 8 games with Gregory Marsters
- 7 games with David Steffen
- 7 games with Bill Snyder
- 6 games with Matthew Versluys
- 6 games with David Nguyen
- 6 games with Kevin Crook
- 6 games with Manuel Gonzales
- 6 games with Robert Van Dusen
- 6 games with Michael Nguyen
Companies
- 14 games with Quicksilver Software, Inc.
- 7 games with Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
- 5 games with Interplay Entertainment Corp.
- 4 games with GOG Limited
- 4 games with SoftClub
- 4 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 3 games with Atari, Inc.
- 3 games with CDP Sp. z o.o.
- 3 games with Valve Corporation
- 3 games with NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH
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