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Robert M. Atkins

Creative Director / Founder (x5) / CEO

A Creative Director and Industry Leader with 35 years in Company Leadership, Product Design, Creative Direction, Team Building, Brand Building and NextGen Technology Development. Over 60 titles credited and shipped, including 40 first-party in-house products, under my studio leadership. My companies and titles have won dozens of industry awards and worldwide acclaim. 


However, it's the positive impact made in the world through gaming for good and innovation with AI technologies which stands out in my career.


HIGHLIGHTS: Interactive Technology Industry & AI Leader with award winning development and product design, with over 200 million downloads and unit sales… STILL HUNGRY FOR MORE!

WORK HISTORY

BALANCED (BMT) media|technology

2016-Present

CEO/Founder

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SMU Guildhall

2012-2016

Adjunct Professor

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Happy Muffin Top

2010-2016

CEO/Creative Director/Founder

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Green Eye Games

2013-2014

Executive Producer/Creative Director/Founder

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MumboJumbo

2007-2010

Creative Director/Core Design

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Ritual Entertainment

1996-2007

Creative Director/President/Founder

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3D Realms & Apogee Software

1993-1996

Marketing Director

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LSU Medical School

1988-1993

Medical Communications: Art Department



CLIENTS

  • Organizations
  • Make-a-Wish
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  • Children's Health
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  • ExtraLife


  • Interactive
  • Apogee Software
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  • 3D Realms
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  • id Software
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  • Activision
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  • EA Games
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  • GOD Games
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  • Take-Two Interactive
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  • Valve Software
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  • Eidos Interactive
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  • Crystal Dynamics
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  • Avalanche Software
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  • NovaLogic
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  • MumboJumbo


  • Brands
  • Kevin Eastman
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  • Heavy Metal
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  • Paramount
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  • NBC



eSports

  • Complexity Gaming
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  • Team LIMIT
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  • Team Liquid
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  • Esports Awards


  • Universities & Gov
  • LSU Medical
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  • SMU Guildhall
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  • Department of Justice
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Johns Hopkins University

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Southwest Retina Foundation

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SMU Drug Discovery

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  • Nicholls State University



AWARDS

  • 1996: Duke Nukem 3D - Numerous “Game of the Year” awards
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  • 1997: QUAKE: SOA - Winner of “Add-on Pack of the Year” - CGW

  • #1 Fan Voted Game 2 years - CGW
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  • 1999: SiN - “Classic” Award - PC Zone and appeared on numerous “Most Anticipated” list
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  • 2000: Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2: “Best Graphics of the Year” - ETAINA and GameStar

  • “The LARA Memorial Award” - PC Player

  • “Sexiest Video Game of the Year” - Details Mag
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2000: SiN the Movie - “Top Ten DVD Sales” Animated feature for year

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  • 2003: Counter Strike: Xbox - “Platinum Hits/Xbox Classics”
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  • 2006: SiN Episodes: Emergence – #26 product ever published on Steam and first 3rd party FPS title
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  • 2007: Ritual "DFW 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies" – SMU & Dallas Business Journal
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  • 2008: Counter Strike: CZ - “Top 8 installed game on Steam”
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  • 2015: Cthulhu Wars - Winner of “Best Game from a Small Publisher” - Board Game Quest Awards
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  • 2018: "Community Icon Award" - A Bunch of Short Guys
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  • 2019: TechTitans – Winner of "Inventor of the Year" Award (BMT)
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  • 2019-2020: "DFW Hottest Startup" (BMT)
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  • 2020: D CEO – Finalist "Startup of the Year" Award (BMT)
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  • 2020: ExtraLife "Collaboration Award" BALANCED & Complexity Gaming
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  • 2020: "Hometown Hero Award for Texas’ Third District" - Congressional Recognition
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  • 2020: TechTitans – "Emerging Company of the Year" Award (BMT)
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  • 2021: TechTitans Winner of "Grand Challenge" Award (BMT)
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  • 2021: TechTitans – Finalist "Emerging Company CEO of Year" Award (BMT)
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  • 2024: D CEO – Winner of "Innovation in AI & ML Company of the Year" Award (BMT)

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  • 17 Patents Granted (BMT)

Contact

  1. email@domain.com

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