Draft:Craig Eisler
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Craig Eisler is an Canadian/American software engineer. While working at Microsoft in 1994, Eisler alongside Alex St. John and Eric Engstrom was responsible for the development of DirectX, an application programming interface for Microsoft Windows that paved the way for Windows to be a viable gaming platform as well as leading into the development of the Xbox line of video game consoles. The story of how DirectX came to be is document in the book Renegades of the Empire..[1] Eisler talks about the DirectX history and his first startup, Action Engine, in an interview for the University of Washington's Information Technology Leader Series[2].
Eisler has lead numerous notable technology efforts, including Action Engine's wireless platform[3], creating AOL Wireless at AOL/Time Warner[4], leading Office for Mac for Microsoft [5], leading Entertainment Clients for Microsoft[6], and creating Kinect for Windows for Microsoft[7]. Eisler served in a number of additional executive roles at Microsoft, Amazon and a variety of startups, most recently founding Supafloof Games[8]
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[edit]- ^ Renegades of the Empire (1st ed.). Three Rivers Press. October 31, 2000. ISBN 0609807455.
- ^ "Craig Eisler, Action Engine Corporation". YouTube. Jul 10, 2014.
- ^ "Action Engine Raises $15.5M". March 17, 2003.
- ^ "AOL looks to grow wireless biz with Wildseed acquisition". August 15, 2005.
- ^ "Microsoft Mac BU Delivers Strongest Launch in History of Office for Mac". May 13, 2008.
- ^ "Microsoft and Netflix Enhance Movie and TV Watching on the PC". May 20, 2009.
- ^ Bonnington, Christina (February 1, 2012). "Kinect for Windows: How Gaming Tech Is Migrating to Business". Wired.
- ^ "SupaFloof Games".