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Andrew Prell

CEO / Founder / Event Director

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · 2 connections

Silica Esports Arena Tournament Event Expo (SEA)

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About

Andrew Prell, a veteran inventor, director, developer, and serial entrepreneur, is an early pioneer of virtual reality, being one of the first to commercialize the technology in the early 1990s. Andrew was the founder and CEO of Alternate Worlds Technology, Inc. (AWT) which developed and successfully marketed the first US Manufactured Virtual Reality Arcade System, the "Reality Rocket". The system featured several high profile games developed by Andrew's team, including Wolfenstein VR, and one of the first real-time 3D virtual reality games, Xenomorph, which was based on PixelPlanes Technology from the University of North Carolina. More recently, Andrew is the Founder and CEO of Agora Technologies Inc., a software venture enabling live interaction in social media building on work done in partnership with Bell Labs, Lucent/Avaya, Compaq, Quest, and Computer Associates. He is also currently working with industry leaders and other established pioneers on a stealth project aiming to disrupt the online games and mobile entertainment industries. Andrew currently holds two patents and is named as an inventor in a third (The Brainwave Joystick Patent).

Experience

CEO / Founder / Event DirectorSilica Esports Arena Tournament Event Expo (SEA)
Jul 2024
Boardy Advisory Board Founding MemberBoardy
Jun 2026
Founder / CEOAgora Technologies Inc
Jan 2009
Sabbatical, Alzheimer’s Patient CaretakerSabbatical / Caregiver Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 2007 to Jan 2009
Engineering Design Consultant,Technology AcquirerPatent Warrior Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 2001 to Jan 2007
Product SupportAutodesk
Jan 1988 to Jan 1990

Education

JB Speed Scientific, UofL