Christopher Weaver

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Christopher Weaver
NationalityAmerican
EducationDual Master's degrees (Japanese and Computer Science) and a dual CAS (doctoral) degree in Japanese and Physics
Alma materWesleyan University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Software and technology innovator, Entrepreneur, Educator at MIT
OrganizationBethesda Softworks
Known forFounder of Bethesda Softworks and cofounder of ZeniMax Media
Notable workOne of the creators of The Elder Scrolls series

Christopher S. Weaver is an American entrepreneur, software developer, scientist, author, and educator. He is known for founding Bethesda Softworks, where he was one of the creators of The Elder Scrolls role-playing series.[1][2]

Weaver and Bethesda are credited with developing the first real-time physics engine for sports simulation, used in Bethesda's Gridiron! video game.[3] Weaver also developed game screen captioning for the deaf and made it available as open source software.[4]

  1. ^ "Christopher Weaver". MobyGames. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  2. ^ Ramsay, Morgan (2012). Gamers at work : stories behind the games people play. [New York]: Apress. ISBN 9781430233510. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Games and Their MIT Makers". MIT Technology Review. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Ramsay, Morgan (2012). Gamers at Work:Stories Behind the Games People Play. New York: Apress. ISBN 978-1-4302-3351-0.