John Wheeler
Moby ID: 9110
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In December of 1992, John Wheeler began work at Papyrus as one of three programmers on their IndyCar I product. John was then named the technical lead on company's most promising titles: NASCAR Racing and NASCAR Racing 2. For NASCAR Racing 2, John oversaw and directed the work of over a dozen programmers in multiple locations. John did some additional work on IndyCar Racing II, and was working on the designs for several new products when he was named technical lead for Grand Prix Legends game. In this role, John again managed a large programming team to a successful conclusion. Having accomplished that feat, John made the decision to leave Papyrus in February of 1998 to take some time off and to explore other software development opportunities in the gaming industry.
John and Adam Lesvesque discussed the possibility of forming a company, and in July 1998 they made it official and founded Blue Fang Games. He serves as Blue Fang's Vice President of Advanced Technology.
John holds a BSE in Computer Science from Princeton University.
Credited on 14 games
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| World of Zoo (2009, Wii) | Lead Engineer |
| Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals (2007, Windows) | VP Advanced Technology |
| Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (2006, Windows) | Engineering Team |
| Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species (2005, Windows) | Engineering Team |
| Zoo Tycoon 2 (2004, Windows) | Engineering Team |
| Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection (2003, Windows) | Technical Lead |
| Zoo Tycoon (2001, Windows) | Engineering Director |
| Grand Prix Legends (1998, Windows) | Lead Engineers |
| NASCAR Racing 2 (1996, DOS) | Game Design |
| IndyCar Racing II (1996, DOS) | Game Designers |
| NASCAR: Track Pack (1995, DOS) | Programmers |
| IndyCar Circuits (1994, DOS) | Programming |
| NASCAR Racing (1994, DOS) | Designed by |
| IndyCar Racing (1993, DOS) | Programming |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 12 games with Adam Levesque
- 8 games with Lou Catanzaro
- 7 games with Hank Howie
- 7 games with Ralph Hebb
- 6 games with Steve Vandergriff
- 6 games with J. R. Surprenant
- 6 games with Shawn Stone
- 6 games with Alex Chouls
- 6 games with David Wingrove
- 6 games with Chris Lee
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Companies
- 6 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 5 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 5 games with Papyrus Design Group, Inc.
- 4 games with Avalon Interactive
- 4 games with Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
- 4 games with 1C Company
- 3 games with Blue Fang Games, LLC
- 3 games with Playman s.r.o.
- 3 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
- 3 games with Computer Games Distribution, s.r.o.
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