Bruce Woodcock (computer games analyst)

He graduated from Sullivan Senior High School in 1988, and then went on to Purdue University, studying physics, philosophy, and computer science.

In 1993, he moved to San Jose, California, where he subsequently worked as a system administrator at early internet service provider Netcom (USA), and then Network Appliance, eventually leaving in 1997 with $250,000 in stock options.

financial message boards as he closely tracked the performance of Network Appliance, helped the company's fortunes, and built his own portfolio to $3 million.

[1] With the advent of the MMOGs, Chron X and Ultima Online in 1997, Woodcock became a player and beta-tester for this genre of game.

Woodcock currently lives in San Jose, working as an independent game consultant and analyst for the MMOG industry.