Alex Rigopulos
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Alex Rigopulos is an American video game designer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime creative leader of Harmonix, the studio behind music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alex Rigopulos canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human ⓘ video game designer ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
music-based interactive entertainment
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rhythm game genre ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Time 100 list of most influential people (as part of Harmonix leadership) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coFounded | Harmonix Music Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderWith | Eran Egozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Harmonix Music Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
interactive music systems
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music video games ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| foundedOrganization | Harmonix Music Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | rhythm game design ⓘ |
| hasRole |
creative director
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executive producer ⓘ game designer ⓘ |
| industry |
music and entertainment industry
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video game industry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
interactive media
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music performance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Guitar Hero (video game series)
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Rock Band (video game series) NERFINISHED ⓘ co-founding Harmonix Music Systems ⓘ music video games ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Alex Rigopulos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableProject |
development of instrument-based rhythm games
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popularization of plastic instrument controllers in games ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Amplitude (video game)
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Dance Central (video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ Frequency (video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ Guitar Hero (video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Band (video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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video game designer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
CEO of Harmonix Music Systems
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creative director at Harmonix Music Systems ⓘ |
| spokeAt |
Game Developers Conference
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MIT-related events ⓘ |
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