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  CD Baby: DAVE PERRY: DP
Dave Perry has the tenacity and drive to reach the top of the music industry.
Perry shows a new class of innovation and style.
Dave Perry has obviously shown his motivation and ambition as an artist with this one!
www.cdbaby.com /daveperry   (340 words)

  
 News - Dave Perry resigns from Shiny // None /// Eurogamer
Speaking to the Orange County Register, Perry said he took the decision to resign because he wants to focus on finding the ideal buyer.
Perry added that he intends to go back to Shiny once the right buyer has been found, stating: "To be clear, I cannot sell the company but I can get publishers excited about the company enough to get a bidding war going on."
Perry said prospective buyers have already shown "a lot of interest" in purchasing Shiny, which is based in Newport Beach and employs 56 people.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=62975   (263 words)

  
 Enter The Bank Balance /// Eurogamer
Dave Perry: The thing about The Matrix [as a brand] is that it's been a lot of different things, not just three movies.
Dave Perry: Well it was actually this: with the storyline, one was what Neo was doing, and one was what we were doing to fit in with that, so we couldn't be where he was.
Dave Perry: Enter The Matrix sold nearly six million copies, so I figured if we're number one all over the world for our last game, we must be doing something right.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=60024   (2115 words)

  
 Biography ~ Dave Perry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dave Perry, now retired, is a past Assistant Director of University Charter School in Irving, TX., he received his degree in Education from the Massachusetts State College at Worcester.
Dave is the owner of Computer Solutions.hlp, a computer-consulting firm located in Grapevine, TX.
A Westborough, Massachusetts native, Dave has been actively researching the murder of President John F. Kennedy for thirty years and has published numerous articles on his investigation of various facets of the assassination.
home.comcast.net /~dperry1943/bio.html   (272 words)

  
 Dave Perry Interview - News and Siteseeing
Perry and Shiny began work on Enter The Matrix, a parallel game to the sci-fi movie trilogy, when the developer was purchased by Atari from its former owner Interplay.
Dave Perry: I agreed to find a buyer for Shiny which turned out easy as there was no shortage of interest, but it's Atari's company, and they have every right to choose how and when to sell.
Dave Perry: I've been seriously considering creating a new team, but I really want to take my time to find the "diamonds in the rough", those guys that have some incredible technology and are willing to take on a challenge like they've never faced before.
www.firingsquad.com /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10353   (2886 words)

  
 Gamasutra - Dave Perry Quits Shiny To Help Facilitate Sale
According to a report by newspaper The Orange County Register, Shiny Entertainment founder Dave Perry is to quit the Atari-owned developer to help facilitate its sale, following Atari CEO Bruno Bruno Bonnell’s announcement that all of the publisher’s internal studios are to be sold.
Perry suggests that facilitating the sale to another company was his main reason for quitting the developer, saying to the Register, "If I’m an employee of Atari, then I’d be stepping all over them.
Although Perry has indicated that there is "a lot of interest out there", no possible suitors for the company have yet been hinted at.
www.gamasutra.com /php-bin/news_index.php?story=8225   (646 words)

  
 Dave Perry-Miller - Homepage (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
For over twenty years, Dave Perry-Miller has sold the finest houses in Dallas, with an emphasis on well-built and designed architectural properties, in the most desirable neighborhoods of the city.
Dave has been honored consistently as one of Dallas' top producing agents for twenty years and as a top selling agent of million dollar properties.
An avid architecture and history buff, Dave lives in a house designed by Coke Knight, architect for the original Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, and has restored houses in Lexington, Virginia, a cottage on Nantucket Island and a historic 1890s house in Southeast Arizona.
www.prudentialtexas.com.cob-web.org:8888 /daveperrymiller/default.aspx   (359 words)

  
 Voodoo Extreme: Dave Perry Leaves Shiny
February 18, 2006 - Dave Perry, founder of Shiny has left the company to of all things, seek a buyer.
If you don't know who Dave Perry is, here's an entertaining story from Ivan when he was at 1Up covering a GDC lecture:
After a bit of Dave Perry establishment (the kind that beings, "I developed 36 games and was lead programmer on 24"), attendees were quickly segued into a rant about what it takes to be Dave Perry and how you too could become Dave Perry.
ve3d.ign.com /articles/690/690137p1.html   (222 words)

  
 Dave Perry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dave Perry was a creator of and co-commentator on UK computer and video games television show, Gamesmaster and UK computer and video games television show, Games World.
A rare image of Dave Perry and Louise Nurding together, taken in the early 90s, before she later became Mrs Redknapp.
In addition to videogames, Dave has a passion for pinball and has an impressive personal collection of pinball tables.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dave_Perry   (233 words)

  
 Q&A: Dave Perry's shiny new gig - News at GameSpot
To hasten a sale, Perry stepped down as Shiny president, stating at that time he would return at a later date.
Many of the new generation gamers are NOT aware of Dave Perry's greatness, and that is because his recent games (The matrix among them) have been total disasters which tainted his name.
Hey "thaneb" Dave Perry is neither young nor brash (not that he's an old man, but he was programming Aladdin back in '93) I think this is a brilliant move on his part, and should prove to be quite beneficial for all parties involved.
www.gamespot.com /news/6151417.html   (1518 words)

  
 Dave Perry, Producer from 1UP.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
According to Perry, Electronic Arts is rumored to cease acknowledging the efforts of its development teams by crediting them with names (Tiburon, NuFX, Black Box, Maxis, Origin).
Dave argues consumers make purchasing decisions based on expectation and familiarity, which can often be a likeness of particular development houses.
This brief example evolved into what became the overarching point of the presentation: the importance of the producer role in videogame development, and how one such person could expand their career, increase sales of their games, and achieve greater notoriety by focusing on his name.
www.1up.com /do/feature?cId=3122792&did=1   (999 words)

  
 Dave Perry: ZoomInfo Business People Information
Dave also serves on the Board of Directors for The Marbridge Foundation, a non-profit residential and educational facility for adults with cognitive learning challenges.
Dave Perry will discuss how embedded management standards, such as IPMI and SMASH, together with KVM can serve as the,Glue, to manage blade systems across the rack.
Perry has been with Avocent since July 2000 and prior to that was with Apex since 1998.
www.zoominfo.com /people/perry_dave_389029.aspx   (312 words)

  
 3/24/01 Dave Perry Receives US SAILING Sportsmanship Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
"Dave was excited about the regatta, and came back to me with this proposal: He would invite the best he knew to come sail, but he would also like to offer a series of clinics to club members, any and all who were interested, to learn how to match race.
In her support letter for Perry’s nomination, Belinda J. Shepard (Westport, CT) stated, "Dave exhibits a very high standard of personal conduct on the water.
"Dave Perry is, without question, the fairest, most ethical teacher, sailor, sportsman, mentor, and judge of others," said James P. Bradley (Fairfield, CT) in his letter of support.
www.ussailing.org /pressreleases/2001/Sportsmanship.htm   (812 words)

  
 Perry Mason TV Series
I've been a fan of the original fl-and-white (and one color episode) Perry Mason TV series since the show first appeared in the fifties.
There was a lapse of many years whilst I toiled in various salt mines but, after escaping to freedom, I reconnected with the show in 1985 via the TBS cable superstation.
In one scene, Perry comments to famous movie star Helene Chaney (Gloria Henry) that Riverside is a very interesting place.
www.perrymasontvseries.com   (566 words)

  
 Dave Perry resigns from Shiny - Pro-G
Shiny Entertainment founder Dave Perry has resigned from his position at the company to allow him to focus on finding the ideal buyer for the development studio.
Following on from Atari's decision to sell off its in-house development studios, Shiny Entertainment founder and head Dave Perry has resigned from the company in order to stimulate potential buyers into a bidding war.
Perry is unable to actually sell the company, but he will be concentrating on getting "publishers excited about the company enough to get a bidding war going on.
www.pro-g.co.uk /news/0-0-2006-2302.html   (307 words)

  
 David Perry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perry was born in April, 1967 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, growing up in the towns of Templepatrick and Donegore in County Antrim, attending Templepatrick Primary School and then Methodist College Belfast.
On October 1, 1993, Perry formed his own company in Laguna Beach, California, Shiny Entertainment, naming the company after the song "Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M. The company's first game Earthworm Jim was a hit, selling millions of copies on multiple platforms, including Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo and PC.
In August 2006, Perry announced that he is Directing an MMORPG called 2Moons - http://www.2moonsgame.com, to be published by Acclaim Inc. This title is due to be released 1st QTR of 2007.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Perry   (767 words)

  
 Biography: Dave Perry
Dave Perry received his degree in Education from the Massachusetts State College at Worcester.
After 30 years of service in the insurance industry, Dave Perry retired in 1995 as the Assistant Vice President of Southern Regional Operations for Continental Insurance Company.
He is also the author of the Dave Perry's JFK Assassination Website.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /JFKperryD.htm   (195 words)

  
 GameSpy: Dave Perry on 2Moons
Dave Perry might not be the first name you associate with MMOs, but the creator of Earthworm Jim is hard at work trying to blaze the trail that may just define the future of the market in North America.
David Perry: Well, there are plenty of business models for games, but the trend is towards charging more (when we really should be charging the price of movie tickets or maybe a DVD).
Perry: Acclaim has partnered with Massive (which is now owned by Microsoft) for in-game advertising in some of their games.
pc.gamespy.com /pc/2moons/726293p1.html   (709 words)

  
 DANCE! Interview - News and Siteseeing
Dave Perry: We're working hard to see if there's a way to support most of the Dance mats that people already own.
Dave Perry: We have signed deals with many major music labels to bring their music to this game, we are just not announcing them yet as we are deep into choosing the songs now.
Dave Perry: I think the social interaction of buying and trading clothes (you can even buy gifts for others); competitions and communities of this game are what will keep people coming back.
www.firingsquad.com /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=12861   (2075 words)

  
 Part of the Dave Perry web-ring
Six years ago we were watching Dave Perry on Games Master, getting angry at the programme's producers for using too many PlayStation games in its challenges when it was clear they should be using the superior Sega Saturn range of software instead.
In fact, it was the "Is Dave Perry A Wanker?" vote spawned by a particular Dave/Games Master incident which made UKR popular in its day, therefore everything we are now is directly down to Dave.
Dave "Unstoppable Games Animal" Perry: I felt the games industry lacked a 'character' other than just the usual animated rodents, robots and evangelistical programmers.
www.ukresistance.co.uk /issue6.html   (3625 words)

  
 PS2 News: Dave Perry Retires from Shiny
Amidst Atari's financial woes, Shiny founder David Perry has put himself out on the streets, attempting to find a new buyer for the company.
Atari announced last week that it would be slicing 20% of its workforce and cutting the apron strings on all of its internal development studios.
Perry claims there is already plenty of interest amongst potential buyers and hopes to sell the company for a more-than-reasonable amount of money.
www.psxextreme.com /scripts/news2/new.asp?newID=3628   (140 words)

  
 VE3D Boards - Dave Perry Leaves Shiny
Dave Perry, founder of Shiny has left the company to of all things, seek a buyer.
While I have to agree with Messiah being the way it was (They pulled some really nice visual tricks out of their hat for that "tech demo"), Sacrifice was way more kick-ass as the next evolution of what their game went.
He said that Messiah got tons of hype and didn't deserve it, then they made Sacrifice, which was actually good, but didn't get the hype it needed.
ve3dboards.ign.com /message.asp?topic=23201873   (575 words)

  
 Dave Perry's JFK Assassination Pages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dave's Answer: Over the years, the Files case has been propelled forward by some individuals that have made a substantial investment of both time and money in proving and/or promoting the story.
Dave, Gary Mack, Roscoe White and the Texas Attorney General.
Dave's notes from the 09/04/90 Jim Marrs' meeting at the University of Texas at Arlington
home.comcast.net /~dperry1943   (1055 words)

  
 Dave and Jean Perry - Workshops (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is an opportunity to explore some new ideas for those ugly brown boards that greet us each fall.
Twenty-five years of teaching music and well over a hundred boards later, Jean Perry hopes you will come away with more than a few good ideas for the walls of your classroom.
Jean Perry will share some of her ideas on helping children learn how to sing correctly during their general music class period(can use a dozen students for demonstration purposes).
www.daveandjeanperry.com.cob-web.org:8888 /workshops.asp   (654 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Dave Koz & Phil Perry - Live at the Strand: DVD: Dave Koz,Phil Perry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This intimate show capture's Phil's voice and Dave's sax on a warm spring night at a jumping nightspot, alternating solo spots and sharing the stage.
I became a big Dave Koz fan after seeing this on laser disk years ago and fell in love with Phil Perry's music as well.
A must have for Dave Koz fans and Phil Perry the are a perfect combination.
www.amazon.com /Dave-Koz-Phil-Perry-Strand/dp/B00005RZPW   (1048 words)

  
 Video Editing and Production-DVD authoring QuickTime VR-Panoramic Imaging-Roanoke Virginia (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dave Perry's design career started in 1986 in the dinnerware and giftware business, designing and producing products for production potteries in Virginia and Maine.
In 1998, his digital media and graphics design skills were cultivated when he undertook the task of designing a web site for his then current employer.
Dave Perry is currently a professional videographer and media designer for Carter Media, Inc. in Roanoke Virginia, through whom his talents can be obtained.
www.daveperry.net.cob-web.org:8888   (108 words)

  
 Dave's World - Home of the GamesAnimal
As the highest profile gamesplayer of all-time, Dave Perry's appearances on shows like GamesMaster and Games World have been well documented through the years, but you may be surprised to find out just how many other shows he has lent his considerable gaming and presenting talents to throughout the years.
With a history stretching back to the late 80s, the 'GamesAnimal' brand has become one of the most recognised and talked about symbols of videogaming in the world.
As well as presenting on over 300 TV shows to date, Dave Perry has also launched and Edited more than 30 national magazines.
davesworld.gamesanimal.com   (586 words)

  
 GameSpy: Dave Perry on Enter The Matrix
During the recent Enter The Matrix premiere party in Hollywood, we had a chance to speak with Shiny CEO Dave Perry about their upcoming game.
But the thing that I thought was fascinating was that nobody suggested that you'd have the story written by the directors, or you'd have new movie footage shot, because they know not to ask for that.
According to Perry, there was one doubter who simply refused to buy in.
www.gamespy.com /pc/enter-the-matrix/6531p1.html   (797 words)

  
 Dave Perry leaves Shiny to save Shiny - Joystiq
Following the news that Atari is looking to unload their internal development studios, the Orange County Register (reg.
try Bugmenot) is reporting that Dave Perry, head of Atari's Shiny Studios, will step down to help facilitate the impending sale.
I've actually met Dave Perry a couple of times (both at Shiny events and at IGDA meetings) and he is a VERY smart business man (and an incredibly nice guy as well.)
www.joystiq.com /2006/02/20/dave-perry-leaves-shiny-to-save-shiny   (1066 words)

  
 IGN: Dave Perry Resigns From Shiny
February 21, 2006 - After learning that Atari would be selling its studios in an effort to meet its bottom line, Shiny Entertainment President Dave Perry has stepped down from his lofty position to help Atari find a buyer for his studio.
Reportedly, Perry has already begun his sales pitch to several companies to which he is quoted to saying, "There is a lot of interest out there."
Should a new buyer purchase Shiny Entertainment, it is Perry's full intention to come back on board.
pc.ign.com /articles/690/690227p1.html   (406 words)

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