David Perry (game developer)

This article is about the game developer. For the co-commentator on the UK video game television show GamesMaster, see Dave Perry. For other uses, see David Perry (disambiguation).

David Perry
David Perry, 1996
Born (1967-04-04) 4 April 1967 (age 57)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
NationalityNorthern Irish, American
Occupation(s)Video game developer, programmer
Known forShiny Entertainment
Gaikai
Spouse
Elaine Perry
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(m. 2001)​
ChildrenEmmy Perry

David Perry (born 4 April 1967) is a Northern Irish video game developer and programmer. He became prominent for programming platform games for 16-bit home consoles in the early to mid 1990s, including Disney's Aladdin, Cool Spot, and the Earthworm Jim series. He founded Shiny Entertainment, where he worked from 1993 to 2006. Perry created games for companies such as Disney, 7 Up, McDonald's, Hemdale, and Warner Bros.[1] In 2008 he was presented with an honorary doctorate from Queen's University Belfast for his services to computer gaming.[2] He was the co-founder & CEO of cloud-based games service Gaikai, which was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment. In 2017 Perry became the co-founder & CEO of a customer intelligence startup called GoVYRL, Inc. developing a new advanced brand dashboard called Carro.[3]

  1. ^ "News". Warnerbros.com. 18 April 2003. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006.
  2. ^ http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/Graduation/HonoraryGraduates2008/DavidPerry/[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Sony's David Perry departs for Instagram Influencer Marketing Firm". 7 April 2017.