Veda Hlubinka-Cook
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Veda Hlubinka-Cook[2] (born Robert Cook, on December 26, 1964) is an American video game designer, software developer, and co-founder of Metaweb.[3][4] The company was acquired by Google in 2010.[1]
Born
December 26, 1964
Robert Cook
December 26, 1964
Long Beach, California, United States
OccupationComputer programmer
Yearsactive2004-present
Organization(s)Metaweb Technologies
(acquired by Google in July 2010)[1]
(acquired by Google in July 2010)[1]
Veda Hlubinka-Cook | |
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 Cook in 2018 | |
| Born | Robert Cook December 26, 1964 Long Beach, California, United States |
| Occupation | Computer programmer |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Organization(s) | Metaweb Technologies (acquired by Google in July 2010)[1] |
Career
Cook was a video game programmer at Broderbund in the 1980s. She designed and wrote the games Gumball and D/Generation;[5] was the model for one of the characters in Jordan Mechner's game Prince of Persia; and was technical director for The Last Express.[6]
Personal life
She came out as transgender in 2017.[2][7]
