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<p><b>Edward „Ed“ Fries</b> (* <a href="1964" title="1964">1964</a> in <a href="Bellevue_(Washington)" title="Bellevue (Washington)">Bellevue</a>, <a href="Washington_(Bundesstaat)" title="Washington (Bundesstaat)">Washington</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ist ein <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanischer</a> <a href="Manager_(Wirtschaft)" title="Manager (Wirtschaft)">Manager</a>, <a href="Beratung" title="Beratung">Berater</a> und <a href="Spieleentwickler" title="Spieleentwickler">Spieleentwickler</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Karriere">Karriere</h2></div>
<p>Von 1986 bis 2004 war Fries Vizepräsident von <a href="Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>. Er entwickelte dort die ersten <a href="Microsoft_Office" title="Microsoft Office">Microsoft-Office</a>-Produkte, bevor er <a href="Microsoft_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Studios">Microsoft Game Studios</a> initiierte und maßgeblich an der Entwicklung der <a href="Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a> beteiligt war. Microsoft Games Studios wuchs unter ihn von 50 auf über 1200 Mitarbeiter und publizierte über 100 Computerspiele. Er arbeitet als Berater für die Android-Konsole <a href="Ouya" title="Ouya">Ouya</a> sowie die Spieleschmiede <a href="Animoca" class="mw-redirect" title="Animoca">Animoca Brands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In den 1980er-Jahren begann er damit, Computerspiele für den <a href="Atari_800" title="Atari 800">Atari 800</a> zu entwickeln.<sup id="cite_ref-emotiv_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emotiv-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fries studierte Informatik am <i>New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology</i>. Von 1986 bis 2004 arbeitete er für Microsoft.<sup id="cite_ref-emotiv_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-emotiv-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seit Februar 2006 ist er im „Board of Commissioners“ des <a href="Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum" title="Smithsonian American Art Museum">Smithsonian American Art Museum</a> und Berater für <a href="Animoca_Brands" title="Animoca Brands">Animoca Brands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Fries sammelt alte Computer und konnte 2018 das weltweit erste <a href="ROM" class="mw-redirect" title="ROM">ROM</a> von einem <a href="Gran_Trak_10" title="Gran Trak 10">Gran-Trak-10</a>-Automaten wiederentdecken.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://americanart.si.edu/artist/ed-fries-30623"><i>Ed Fries.</i></a><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 24. Juni 2019</span> (amerikanisches Englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEd+Fries&rft.title=Ed+Fries&rft.description=Ed+Fries&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Famericanart.si.edu%2Fartist%2Fed-fries-30623&rft.language=en-US"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Craig Chapple: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/job-news/69178/animoca-brands-gets-xbox-co-founder-ed-fries-as-strategic-advisor/"><i>Animoca Brands brings in Xbox co-founder Ed Fries as strategic advisor.</i></a> In: <i>Pocket Gamer.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 24. Juni 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEd+Fries&rft.title=Animoca+Brands+brings+in+Xbox+co-founder+Ed+Fries+as+strategic+advisor&rft.description=Animoca+Brands+brings+in+Xbox+co-founder+Ed+Fries+as+strategic+advisor&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pocketgamer.biz%2Fasia%2Fjob-news%2F69178%2Fanimoca-brands-gets-xbox-co-founder-ed-fries-as-strategic-advisor%2F&rft.creator=Craig+Chapple&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">CasualConnect: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZVwHNziTuw"><i>My Life in Games | Ed Fries.</i></a> 27. Juli 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 24. Juni 2019</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEd+Fries&rft.title=My+Life+in+Games+%7C+Ed+Fries&rft.description=My+Life+in+Games+%7C+Ed+Fries&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiZVwHNziTuw&rft.creator=CasualConnect&rft.date=2016-07-27"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.golem.de/news/ed-fries-der-erfinder-der-xbox-im-interview-1304-98973.html"><i>Ed Fries: Der Erfinder der Xbox im Interview.</i></a> In: <i>Golem.de.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 24. Juni 2019</span> (deutsch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEd+Fries&rft.title=Ed+Fries%3A+Der+Erfinder+der+Xbox+im+Interview&rft.description=Ed+Fries%3A+Der+Erfinder+der+Xbox+im+Interview&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.golem.de%2Fnews%2Fed-fries-der-erfinder-der-xbox-im-interview-1304-98973.html&rft.language=de-DE"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=24271604&privcapId=37560521"><i>Bloomberg - Executive Profile.</i></a> In: <i>Bloomberg.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 24. Juni 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEd+Fries&rft.title=Bloomberg+-+Executive+Profile&rft.description=Bloomberg+-+Executive+Profile&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fresearch%2Fstocks%2Fprivate%2Fperson.asp%3FpersonId%3D24271604%26privcapId%3D37560521&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-emotiv-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-emotiv_6-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-emotiv_6-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090706004215/http://emotiv.com/corporate/4_0/4_4.htm"><i>Emotiv's Strategic Advisors.</i></a> 6. Juli 2009, archiviert vom <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r250917974">
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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-acquires-pixowl">https://www.animocabrands.com/animoca-brands-acquires-pixowl</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Will Freeman: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-08-05-finding-the-first-rom-original-xbox-lead-ed-fries-double-life-as-an-arcade-archaeologist"><i>Finding the first ROM: original Xbox lead Ed Fries' double life as an arcade archaeologist.</i></a> In: <i>Eurogamer.</i> 5. August 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 24. Juni 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AEd+Fries&rft.title=Finding+the+first+ROM%3A+original+Xbox+lead+Ed+Fries%27+double+life+as+an+arcade+archaeologist&rft.description=Finding+the+first+ROM%3A+original+Xbox+lead+Ed+Fries%27+double+life+as+an+arcade+archaeologist&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurogamer.net%2Farticles%2F2018-08-05-finding-the-first-rom-original-xbox-lead-ed-fries-double-life-as-an-arcade-archaeologist&rft.creator=Will+Freeman&rft.date=2018-08-05&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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