Trip Hawkins Bio | Wiki
Trip Hawkins is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder of Electronic Arts, The 3DO Company, and Digital Chocolate. Trip is a fan of Strat-O-Matic Football and started his first business as a teenager trying to create a knockoff version.
Trip borrowed $5,000 from his father to start up the venture and advertised his game in NFL Game Programs, but the business failed. Eventually, he received his first computer and became interested in creating a digital football game.
It would allow players to avoid the challenging math of the game was all handled internally. He designed his own undergraduate major at Harvard University in Strategy and Applied Game Theory.
Trip Hawkins Age
Trip was born on December 28, 1953, in Pasadena, California, United States. He is 68 years old.
Trip Hawkins Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Trip Hawkins Family
He was born and raised in Pasadena, California by his parents. Trip borrowed $5,000 from his father to start up a knockoff version and advertised his game in NFL Game Programs, but the business failed. He holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity.
Trip Hawkins Wife
Trip is married to his beautiful wife Lisa Proctor. Together, the couple has four children. The family lives in Santa Barbara, California where Trip served from 2016–2019 as a professor of entrepreneurship and leadership at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Trip Hawkins Education
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from t Harvard University. Trip designed his own undergraduate major at Harvard University in Strategy and Applied Game Theory. Later, he earned an MBA from Stanford University. He received his first computer and became interested in creating a digital football game because it would allow players to avoid the challenging math of the game was all handled internally.
Trip Hawkins Electronic Arts
Trip served as the Director of Strategy and Marketing at Apple Computer in 1982 when he left to found Electronic Arts (EA), a video game publisher. EA was successful for many years under his leadership. He has been credited with spearheading the games industry’s evolution from simple one-person creations to complex team projects during this time.
One of his first big wins was to sign John Madden on as a spokesperson and a consultant for his company’s football game which would eventually lead to the popular Madden NFL series of video games. At this point, Electronic Arts was a computer software company that did not want to deal with Nintendo’s strict licensing policies. He saw his opportunity when Sega released Genesis.
Trip Hawkins 3DO
He transitioned from EA in 1991 to form 3DO, a video game console company. Trip resigned from the board of EA in July 1994. Meanwhile, 3DO was formed in partnership with several other companies including EA. Upon its release in 1993, the 3DO was the most powerful video game console at the time.
It launched at an expensive US$599 (equivalent to about $1,200 in 2021), compared to other major systems under $200. In 1996, 3DO stopped developing the system and transitioned into a video game developer, making games for the PlayStation, PC, and other consoles.
Trip Hawkins Digital Chocolate
In late 2003, Trip launched a new video game development company called Digital Chocolate. The company focused on developing games for handheld devices. He stepped down from the CEO position at Digital Chocolate in May 2012.
Trip Hawkins Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Trip’s estimated net worth is $100 million.
Who Is Trip Hawkins
Trip is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder of Electronic Arts, The 3DO Company, and Digital Chocolate. Trip is a fan of Strat-O-Matic Football and started his first business as a teenager trying to create a knockoff version.