A D A M S E I F E R
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M I L E S T O N E
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O B S E S S I O N | |||||
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Learned not to eat paste
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1972
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Magnavox Odyssey Tennis | |||
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Nursery school; learned to read
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1973
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Magnavox Odyssey Wipeout | |||
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Kindergarten; learned to tie shoes
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1974
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1st grade; learned to throw a frisbee
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1975
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2nd grade; lost first tooth
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1976
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Coleco Telstar Pong Hockey | |||
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3rd grade; learned multiplication tables
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1977
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Atari Combat | |||
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4th grade (slow year)
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1978
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Atari Adventure | |||
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5th grade; read The Hobbit
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1979
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Microvision Blockbuster | |||
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6th grade; wrote first BASIC program on TRS-80
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1980
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Atari Space Invaders | |||
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7th grade; got Fighter up to level 21 in D&D
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1981
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Atari Asteroids | |||
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8th grade; got braces off
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1982
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Arcade Berzerk; Atari Pitfall | |||
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9th grade; went to Italy
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1983
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ColecoVision Donkey Kong | |||
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10th grade; read Virgil's Aeneid (in Latin)
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1984
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ColecoVision Time Pilot | |||
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11th grade; ran 5:15 mile; learned to parallel park
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1985
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Apple IIe Lode Runner | |||
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Graduated from High School; first girlfriend
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1986
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Mac Ancient Art of War | |||
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Freshman Brown U; got first PASCAL program to compile
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1987
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Nintendo Super Mario Brothers | |||
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Sophomore Brown U; saved someone from drowning
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1988
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Mac Crystal Quest | |||
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Junior Brown U; took 4th dimensional math class
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1989
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Mac Dark Castle | |||
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Held senior art show; graduated from Brown U
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1990
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Nintendo Temco Baseball | |||
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Taught self Quark Xpress; earned living as graphic designer
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1991
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Mac Sim Earth | |||
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Broke into advertising business; lived alone for first
time
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1992
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Sega EA NHL Hockey 92 | |||
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Lead company softball team in slugging |
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1993
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Sega Mortal Kombat | |||
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Shot first commercialo |
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1994
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Mac Castle Wolfenstein | |||
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Caught foul ball at Yankee Stadium; moved to San Francisco
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1995
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Mac Marathon | |||
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Co-founded sixdegrees.com; used first Windows computer
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1996
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Playstation Doom | |||
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Launched sixdegrees.com; learned to snowboard
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1997
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PC Diablo; Warcraft | |||
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Registered millionth sixdegrees member
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1998
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PC Quake II; Half Life | |||
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Met future wife; got first Aeron chair
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1999
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PC Dungeon Keeper II; Palm Bublet | |||
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Sold sixdegrees; founded SkyForge Solutions
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2000
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Playstation Gran Turismo II; Palm Dope Wars | |||
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Got engaged; took some time off for 1st time in life
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2001
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PC Diablo II; PS2 SSX; PC Everquest | |||
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Attended E3, got married
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2002
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PC Dark Age of Camelot; Dungeon Siege, Warcraft III | |||
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Way too busy with Fotolog, Got a tattoo
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2003
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No time for games. | |||
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Had a baby girl (Mia)
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2004
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If I thought I had no time for games in 2003... | |||
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More Mia, More Fotolog
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2005
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Katamari Damacy, World of Warcraft | |||
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More Mia, More Fotolog
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2006
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More World of Warcraft | |||
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Had another baby girl (Casey), Sold Fotolog
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2007
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Nintendo Wii, More World of Warcraft | |||
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First vacation in a looooong time, Lived in Paris
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2008
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Still looking for a worthy 2008 obsession | |||