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'''David Shiou-Han Wu''' (born October 14, 1974) was a computer scientist best known for his work as the CTO of Microsoft 343 Industries.
'''David Shiou-Han Wu''' (born October 14, 1974) was a computer scientist best known for his work as the CTO of [[Microsoft 343 Industries]] and founding of [[Pseudo Interactive]].


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Married first to Heather Spielvogel, then to Alice Wilkes. <ref>{{cite web|title=Game developer David Wu believed deeply that everyone had potential - The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-game-developer-david-wu-believed-deeply-that-everyone-had-potential/|publisher=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=2 January 2024|date=2023-05-01}}</ref>


Died in Redmond, Washington on October 7, 2022 at the age of 47 <ref>{{cite web|title=David WU Obituary (2022) - The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/david-wu-obituary?pid=203246641|publisher=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=2 January 2024|date=2022-11-23}}</ref>
Died in Redmond, Washington on October 7, 2022 at the age of 47 <ref>{{cite web|title=David WU Obituary (2022) - The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/david-wu-obituary?pid=203246641|publisher=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=2 January 2024|date=2022-11-23}}</ref>


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Revision as of 21:31, 1 January 2025

David Wu
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Wu in 20XX
Born
David Shiou-Han Wu

(1974-10-14)October 14, 1974
DiedOctober 7, 2022(2022-10-07) (aged 47)
Known for
Spouse(s)Heather Spielvogel (m. 1997)
Alice Wilkes(m. 2007)
RelativesAlan Ming-ta Wu (father)
Gillian Edwards (mother)
Tim Wu (brother)

David Shiou-Han Wu (born October 14, 1974) was a computer scientist best known for his work as the CTO of Microsoft 343 Industries and founding of Pseudo Interactive.

Early life and education

- grew up in Willowdale

- He attended ALP (Alternative Learning Program) in North York

- ASE 2 in Scarborough

- Programmed first on an APple II as a child

- attended the University of Toronto's Computer Engineering program

- joined Origin Systems (publisher) in Austin, Texas

Founding of Pseudo Interactive

founded Pseudo Interactive, one of Toronto's first Game Developer Studios with 2 college classmates.


Subsequent work at Microsoft 343 Industries

Contributions

Personal life

Married first to Heather Spielvogel, then to Alice Wilkes. [1]


Died in Redmond, Washington on October 7, 2022 at the age of 47 [2]

See Also

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- linking FROM pseudo interactive page


References

  1. ^ "Game developer David Wu believed deeply that everyone had potential - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ "David WU Obituary (2022) - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2 January 2024.