Christopher Weaver
Christopher Weaver | |
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| Born | Christopher Scot Weaver February 6, 1951 New York City, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Dual Master's degrees (Japanese and Computer Science) and a dual CAS (doctoral) degree in Japanese and Physics |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Software and technology innovator, Entrepreneur, Educator at MIT |
| Organization | Bethesda Softworks |
| Known for | Founder of Bethesda Softworks and cofounder of ZeniMax Media |
| Notable work | One of the creators of The Elder Scrolls series |
Christopher Scot Weaver (born February 6, 1951) is an American entrepreneur, software developer, scientist, author, and educator. He is known for founding Bethesda Softworks, where he was one of the creators of The Elder Scrolls role-playing series.
Weaver and Bethesda are credited with developing the first real-time physics engine for sports simulation, used in Bethesda's Gridiron! video game. Weaver also developed game screen captioning for the deaf and made it available as open source software.