Erik Bethke

28 years of making online games. Focused on settling the solar system via the creation of the largest MMOs ever made. Created Starfleet Command and GoPets. Exited to Zynga, leadership on MafiaWars and FarmVille. Wrote Game Design and Production, and Settlers of the New Virtual Worlds. Took a 3 year sailing sabbatical with my family, 100-ton master sailer, technical diver. JPL UV Spectrometer on Galileo and Cassini. Rode my bike across Japan. Woodworking, welding, gardening, maker.