Jamie Fenton


Jamie Faye Fenton is a game programmer best known for the 1981 hit arcade game Gorf and for being one of the creators of MacroMind's VideoWorks software.
Jamie has been active in the transgender community and transitioned from male to female around 1998. Fenton was drawn to computer technology while in school because its highly predictable nature appealed to her and it provided a haven from being picked on by other students.
In 1975, Jamie volunteered to work at Dave Nutting Associates, who enlisted her help to redesign pinball machines using Intel's 8080 microprocessor, she also later worked on the Bally Astrocade.
In 1978, Jamie created an early example of glitch art entitled Digital TV Dinner.
In 2018 Digital TV Dinner was exhibited in Chicago New Media 1973-1992 exhibition, curated by jonCates.

Fenton's works