Simon Carless
Encyclopedia
Simon Carless is a video game industry journalist
, editor
and game designer. He was born in London, England and presently resides in San Jose, California
. Simon works in San Francisco for UBM TechWeb
as Global Brand Director for its Game Network, including overseeing the worldwide Game Developers Conference
shows, and as publisher of the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra
and Game Developer Magazine
.
Carless is Chairman Emeritus of the Independent Games Festival
. He co-founded and led the Independent Games Summit since 2007 as part of the yearly San Francisco-based Game Developers Conference
. He regularly contributes to GameSetWatch, an alternative video game weblog which is a sister site to Gamasutra
.
Carless edited the games page on Slashdot
, and he worked as a lead game designer at Kuju Entertainment
, Eidos Interactive
and Atari
. He wrote Gaming Hacks, a book published by O'Reilly Media
.
Carless operated the netlabel
Monotonik from 1996 to 2009.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and game designer. He was born in London, England and presently resides in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. Simon works in San Francisco for UBM TechWeb
United Business Media
UBM plc is a magazine publisher, news distributor and events organiser providing business information services principally to the technology, healthcare, media, automotive and financial services industries...
as Global Brand Director for its Game Network, including overseeing the worldwide Game Developers Conference
Game Developers Conference
The Game Developers Conference is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking...
shows, and as publisher of the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra
Gamasutra
Gamasutra is a website founded in 1997 for video game developers. It is owned and operated by UBM TechWeb , a division of United Business Media, and acts as the online sister publication to the print magazine Game Developer...
and Game Developer Magazine
Game Developer Magazine
Game Developer magazine is the premier publication for working video game creators, and reaches over 35,000 industry professionals monthly. Each month, industry leaders and experts share technical solutions, review new game development tools, and discuss strategies for creating innovative,...
.
Carless is Chairman Emeritus of the Independent Games Festival
Independent Games Festival
The Independent Games Festival is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry. It was founded in 1998 to assist and inspire innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game developers...
. He co-founded and led the Independent Games Summit since 2007 as part of the yearly San Francisco-based Game Developers Conference
Game Developers Conference
The Game Developers Conference is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking...
. He regularly contributes to GameSetWatch, an alternative video game weblog which is a sister site to Gamasutra
Gamasutra
Gamasutra is a website founded in 1997 for video game developers. It is owned and operated by UBM TechWeb , a division of United Business Media, and acts as the online sister publication to the print magazine Game Developer...
.
Carless edited the games page on Slashdot
Slashdot
Slashdot is a technology-related news website owned by Geeknet, Inc. The site, which bills itself as "News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters", features user-submitted and ‑evaluated current affairs news stories about science- and technology-related topics. Each story has a comments section...
, and he worked as a lead game designer at Kuju Entertainment
Kuju Entertainment
Kuju Entertainment is an English computer and video game corporation consisting of three studios, two of which are located in the UK: Zoë Mode , Headstrong Games , and one in the Czech Republic: Vatra games...
, Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....
and Atari
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
. He wrote Gaming Hacks, a book published by O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media is an American media company established by Tim O'Reilly that publishes books and Web sites and produces conferences on computer technology topics...
.
Carless operated the netlabel
Netlabel
A netlabel is a record label that distributes its music through digital audio formats over the Internet...
Monotonik from 1996 to 2009.