The Austin Gaming Expo is being organized by several prominent
members of the classic gaming community. Everyone involved has a
great love for videogames and is dedicated to making the Austin
Gaming Expo a show to remember!
| Alex Bilstein |
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| Alex Bilstein created the Atari 2600 Nexus in 1998 and later
co-created AtariAge with
Albert Yarusso. He brings to Austin Gaming Expo his technical
and organizational experience gained through operating a popular
gaming web site. Alex has a Bachelor of Arts in Art from the University
of Texas but earns his living in the information technology industry.
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| Dale Crum |
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Dale Crum is an avid classic gaming fan and has been lending
his talents as a professional artist to the production of original
labels and manuals for many Atari 2600 homebrew games. Dale is
also actively involved in web design with a classic gaming slant,
such as the recent re-design of AtariAge. Dale Crum is one of
the co-founders of AtariCart,
a website devoted to the production of artwork and design for
modern and homebrew games. He currently holds two degrees in graphic
design and has over nine years experience in the field.
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| Mark DiLuciano |
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Holding degrees in both Mechanical and Electrical engineering,
Mark is a computer consultant who also operates an ISP with
approximately 5,000 customers. His hobbies include Atari,
skiing, and building and flying radio controlled helicopters.
Mark owned two Atari Service Centers in the early 80's. Today
he collects mostly for the Atari 8-bit computers, and also
designs new products for Atari 8-bit and 2600 systems under
the Sunmark brand.
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| Joe Grand |
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| Joe Grand is the creative director and principal engineer
of Pixels Past, a video
game design and development firm created to provide the gaming
industry with the necessary tools to build games for classic
video game systems. Joe is the author of SCSIcide,
a cartridge-based video game for the Atari 2600 VCS console.
He is the designer of custom printed circuit boards for the
Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit computer, and ColecoVision
consoles. Many of Joe's other creations, including consumer
electronics, medical products, and toys are sold worldwide.
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| Curt Vendel |
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| Curt Vendel, Atari Historian and curator of Atarimuseum.com
A Technical Project Manager, Curt holds a Degree in Computer
Science and numerous Networking and Systems Engineering Certifications.
His passion for Videogames and Computers has been the driving
force in his 20+ years project to present the History of Atari,
its Products and the people behind them. |
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| Tim Wilson |
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Tim, a life-long Atari fanatic and video gaming
enthusiast, has been an active member of the classic gaming community
for some time. Tim was the last elected president of the Austin
Atari Computer Enthusiasts user group, and helped organize JagFest
2000 and JagFest 2002. |
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| Albert Yarusso |
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Albert teamed up with Alex Bilstein to create AtariAge
in an effort to broaden the scope of what was at the time The
Atari 2600 Nexus. Albert has been an avid classic game collector
for years, and also frequently partakes in modern game systems.
Albert is currently employed as a programmer in the modern-day
game industry, working on PC, PS2 and now Macintosh titles. |
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The Austin Gaming Expo website was a collaborative effort between
AtariCart and Austin
Systems.
