Tim Sweeney
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Tim Sweeney is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur best known as the founder and CEO of Epic Games and the lead architect behind the Unreal Engine game development platform.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tim Sweeney canonical | 2 |
| Tim Sweeney (businessman) | 1 |
| Tim Sweeney (game developer) | 1 |
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
computer programmer
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Epic Games Store
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Fortnite NERFINISHED ⓘ Gears of War franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ Unreal Tournament series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educatedAt | University of Maryland, College Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Epic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sweeney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
game engine development
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software engineering ⓘ video game industry ⓘ |
| founded |
Epic Games
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Epic MegaGames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Tim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInterest |
computer graphics
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game development ⓘ open software platforms ⓘ |
| hasNotableAchievement |
advocated for fair revenue splits on digital game stores
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built early shareware games for MS-DOS ⓘ grew Epic Games into a major AAA game studio ⓘ pioneered widely used commercial game engine technology ⓘ |
| hasRole |
game engine designer
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lead architect of Unreal Engine ⓘ |
| industry |
software
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video games ⓘ |
| knownFor |
CEO of Epic Games
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advocacy for open platforms in gaming ⓘ development of Unreal Engine ⓘ founder of Epic Games ⓘ lead architect of Unreal Engine ⓘ |
| name | Tim Sweeney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
Epic Games Store
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Unreal (video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ Unreal Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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computer programmer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ video game developer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Potomac, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief executive officer of Epic Games
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founder of Epic Games ⓘ |
| residence | North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied | mechanical engineering ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Tim Sweeney (businessman)
this entity surface form:
Tim Sweeney (game developer)