Chris Jones : a synonym for "game maker" ??

Monsieur OUXX · Thu 02/08/2007 11:07:15

After "Chris Jones" as "the creator of AGS" and "Chris Jones" as "the actor playing the game character Tex Murphy", i found another Chris Jones, leader of a 3D game engine project : http://www.opengameengine.org/ ...

Is there a kind of immaterial omniscient entity named "Chris Jones", obsessed by video games, materializing into mortal bodies whenever it wants?

Ubel · Thu 02/08/2007 11:46:08

Chris Jones was also a programmer for the Gameboy Color version of Grand Theft Auto.

Monsieur OUXX · Thu 02/08/2007 12:00:50

Quote from: Pablo on Thu 02/08/2007 11:46:08
Chris Jones was also a programmer for the Gameboy Color version of Grand Theft Auto.

See!!!!

Or maybe "Chris Jones" is just another "John smith" ;-)

Mordalles · Thu 02/08/2007 12:03:50

i also saw a Chris Jones on the team of Fallout, showing in the credits in the intro, i think as a programmer. (i hope i'm remembering the right game)

Radiant · Thu 02/08/2007 12:43:03

He obviously has a couple of identical twin or triplet brothers.

Gilbert · Thu 02/08/2007 13:09:30

Also, don't forget Tex Murphy.

Babar · Thu 02/08/2007 13:14:31

Quote from: Monsieur OUXX on Thu 02/08/2007 12:00:50
Quote from: Pablo on Thu 02/08/2007 11:46:08
Chris Jones was also a programmer for the Gameboy Color version of Grand Theft Auto.

See!!!!

Or maybe "Chris Jones" is just another "John smith" ;-)

We must test this hypothesis! Are there a significantly larger number of Chris Jones working in video games than otherwise?

According to the first page of Google when searching "chris jones", no.

According to this wikipedia link, no.

* Babar is disappointed with the result

ildu · Thu 02/08/2007 13:34:24

Which of these Chris Jones' was a producer on the adventure game, Amazon?

Monsieur OUXX · Thu 02/08/2007 14:31:15

Quote from: Gilbot V7000a on Thu 02/08/2007 13:09:30
Also, don't forget Tex Murphy.

This is the second time you get caught not reading

Snarky · Thu 02/08/2007 14:47:26

Quote from: ildu on Thu 02/08/2007 13:34:24
Which of these Chris Jones' was a producer on the adventure game, Amazon?

That was an Access game, so clearly the Tex Murphy one.

vict0r · Thu 02/08/2007 14:52:23

If you see here, to the right you'll find one

QuoteChris Jones, Technical Director

who worked on both Star Wars: KotOR II and Neverwinter Nights 2!

Akatosh · Thu 02/08/2007 14:57:09

Chris Jones obviously isn't a person, it's an organisation. Duh.

ildu · Thu 02/08/2007 16:04:27

Don't forget Chris Jones, singer/songwriter: http://www.chrisjonescoalition.com/.

m0ds · Thu 02/08/2007 16:07:03

...and don't forget

- The american actor
- The american football player
- The television reporter
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin of Ireland
- The Professor of Social Work at the University of Liverpool
and the English Sailor circa 1570-1622!

LOL.

Recluse · Fri 03/08/2007 02:10:04

Quote from: ildu on Thu 02/08/2007 16:04:27
Don't forget Chris Jones, singer/songwriter: http://www.chrisjonescoalition.com/.

Eww... Bluegrass... I would have expected more from a Chris Jones.

There ought to be rules about who can be named Chris Jones and who can't... Some of these characters we're all digging up are just pitiful. They're not at all Chris Jonesish.

I demand a Chris Jones review board! Before any child can be christened Chris Jones it must be proven that their life achievements will be worthy of such a title.

SupSuper · Fri 03/08/2007 03:26:49

According to MobyGames, there are 17 different Chris Jones involved with the games industry:

The real deal (WARNING: CONTAINS ACTUAL PIC, not for the faint of heart!

)
Tex Murphy
Interplay
Infogrames
Object Software Ltd
ESPN
Batman: Dark Tomorrow
Sony
Lucas Learning
Football managers
Machiavelli the Prince
Puffy's Saga
Crazy Troopers
CM2006
Medieval II: Total War
Driver: Parallel Lines
MotorStorm

It's a plague!

monkey0506 · Fri 03/08/2007 11:11:55

And all this time that Cee-jay was nothing more than an aphrodisiac...who knew he was really some sort of video game god who could incarnate himself into the bodies of multiple mortals (even at the same time) to bring his way about the world...

By the way...did anyone else notice that Chris Jones bears stunning (and by stunning I mean somewhat noticeable if you're half-asleep as I) resemblance to that true video gaming hero: Guybrush Threepwood!?!

CJ

Guybrush

It's absolutely remarkable.

[EDIT:]

Updated CJ image to one on wiki since the other decided to stop working.

Thumbnailed images.

Nostradamus · Fri 03/08/2007 15:31:19

That's an amazing and fun fact

The target is clear - by 2025 ALL personnel invovled in game making will be named Chris Jones and will be manufactured on a factory on the moon, cloned from the DNA and Brain tissue of the original game genius who first took the name "Chris Jones"

And now if I can be serious, "Chris" and "Jones" are too of the most common names in English speaking countries so it's very probable that there will be several people named Chris Jones in such a big industry as the game making industry. I researched Mobygames and found a few other common names that many game makers share - there are 12 John Smiths, 22 Michael Smiths, 10 Steve Smiths, 14 Chris Smiths, 10 John Taylors and you can find more popular names this way.

Radiant · Fri 03/08/2007 16:59:38

Yes, but obviously there can Be Only One, which is why all these Joneses carry heavy two-handed swords under their trenchcoats or other attire, and if two of them meet they will battle to the death to absorb the other's Chrissitude!

Trent R · Sun 05/08/2007 07:26:02

You're all just 'keeping up with the Joneses'.

~Sirus

Chris Jones : a synonym for "game maker" ??

m0ds