Jack was the Chief Engineer leading the hardware and intellectual property development for the GuitarHero franchise. He was a key contributor in the acquisition of RedOctane by Activision, where he served as the Director of Research from 2005 to 2009. The Guitar Hero franchise has been called one of the most influential video games of the 21st century. The series has sold more than 65 million units worldwide, earning US$2 billion at retail. Guitar Hero is the 3rd largest game franchise after the Mario and Madden NFL franchises. The third title of the series, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is also claimed by Activision to be the first single video game title to exceed $1 billion in sales.
Jack co-founded Oculus in July 2012, serving as Chief Engineer until 2015. He built fellow Oculus Co-Founder Palmer Luckey’s original prototype of the Oculus Rift into a working product for the company’s first Kickstarter campaign. Jack led the team that built and shipped the DK1, DK2 developer’s kits, and the Oculus Rift headset. He led production, designed the test equipment and managed the entire production and engineering teams until Oculus was acquired by Facebook.
Jack’s most recent R&D project is a vehicle which is a micro-subcompact car, a Fiat 500, has undergone significant modifications. The original engine, a 20 horsepower two cylinder, has been replaced with a 215 horsepower motorcycle engine. This upgrade greatly increases the power.
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