A video game career spanning 35+ years, starting with “Conflict 2500” (Avalon Hill) in 1980. Notable works include “The Pyramid of Peril” (Aegis), “The Return to Zork” (Activision), “The Dozens” (Bonus Mobile), “iWhack” (First released iPhone game, MyNuMo), “Word Carnivale” (PlayScreen) and “Stick Figure Movie Trivia” (PlayScreen). Volk served as VP of Technology at Activision, Chief Technologist of Lightspan and co-founder of PlayScreen. William currently serves as the Chief of Research at a top secret company whose office has no windows.
Talks
- A Weighty Matter — BIL 2018 Los Angeles ▶ video
- Surviving Traffic While Cycling — BIL 2018 Los Angeles ▶ video
- Video Game Retrospective — BIL 2018 Los Angeles ▶ video