Tarique Naseem
Tarique has a long history in interactive 3D development. Having worked initially in R&D for BAE Systems, developing systems for future fighter aircraft, he joined Virtuality, a pioneer in virtual reality entertainment systems, where he headed up the entertainments division. He was responsible for some of the company's most successful game titles.
During his tenure there, he moved the company into the emerging bespoke market (now more commonly known as Serious Games), developing virtual reality applications for clients such as Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, M&M Saatchi and Proctor & Gamble.
He later went on to form Maelstrom Virtual Productions, a specialist serious games development house, with clients ranging from Sony Entertainment, GKN Westland, UK Ministry of Defence, and numerous football clubs.
He developed a number of successful commercial titles, such as '3D Dinosaur Hunter' for Dorling Kindersley, and more recently, Pentaque Pro for the Nintendo Wii.
Since his move to New Zealand, he founded another startup, Carbon Imagineering Ltd, which is an emerging technologies think-tank, providing consultancy and incubating numerous technologies and concepts. The main areas of expertise is in game development, serious games, mobile (iPhone/Android) and social web application development.
Tarique has a keen interest in using gaming technology for education and heritage based projects, and has specialised in this area over the last few years. He is currently working on an educational title based around an ancient Maori Pa.