Steve Cartwright

Steve Cartwright is an American computer and video game designer. He is best known as one of the original Activision game designers, credited with such games as Barnstorming, Megamania, Seaquest and Hacker.

In 1982, Cartwright joined college classmate David Crane as the fifth game designer/programmer at Activision where he developed the following games:

In 1988, Cartwright joined Activision founders Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead at Accolade. Among his products were the Sierra-style graphic adventures Search for The King and Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.—the first game to use live actors captured in front of a blue screen.

In 1993, Cartwright joined Electronic Arts. He soon took over producer responsibility on the fledgling PGA TOUR line and helped redesign the NBA Live product line. Among the many innovations to the golf line were the first use of digitized golfers, the first EA golf product with 3D terrain, and the first use of a targeting arc and putting guides in a golf product.

In 1999, Cartwright designed and producer Tiger Woods '99. Additionally, Cartwright designed the product to include 1-button access to a game server and match server—making this EA's first online multiplayer sports game. Later, with the addition of the "Play Against The Pros" feature, Cartwright was awarded co-patent holder rights to the technology that eventually became the basis of the PGA TOUR's Shotlink technology.

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