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My Take
Trip Hawkins is a name I associate with the actual architecture of the modern games industry. Born in Pasadena in 1953 and a Harvard graduate, he founded Electronic Arts, then The 3DO Company, and later Digital Chocolate. What I take from that arc is a founder who kept betting on where games were heading rather than where they'd been; Electronic Arts alone reshaped how studios and publishing worked. The later ventures didn't all land the same way, but I admire someone willing to chase the next platform shift instead of resting on a single success. To me, his real mark is treating game-making as a serious, branded business long before that was obvious.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Trip Hawkins
- Name (Japanese)
- トリップ・ホーキンス
- Reading
- とりっぷ・ほーきんす
- Born
- December 28, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Pasadena, California, United States
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
2. Background
- High school
- La Jolla High School
- University
- Harvard University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Trip Hawkins born?
Born December 28, 1953 (age 72).
Where is Trip Hawkins from?
Trip Hawkins is from Pasadena, California, United States.
What does Trip Hawkins do?
Trip Hawkins works as entrepreneur.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.