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Henk Rogers is a video game designer and entrepreneur. He is known for producing Japan's first major turn-based role-playing video game The Black Onyx, securing the rights to distribute Tetris on video game consoles where the game found popularity, and as the founder of The Tetris Company which licenses the Tetris trademark.
Henk B. Rogers is a Dutch-born entrepreneur and clean energy proponent, who has spent the past decade of his career to the research, development, advocacy and implementation of renewable energy sources in his home of Hawaii.
Rogers studied computer science at the University of Hawaii and spent his early career in Japan as a video game developer and publisher, gaining distinction for producing the country’s first major role-playing game, The Black Onyx. Rogers went on to secure the rights for the popular video game Tetris, which 30 years later remains a bestseller and global icon of gaming culture.
Today, Rogers serves as chairman of Blue Planet Software, the sole agent for the Tetris franchise; founder of Blue Planet Foundation; founder of Blue Startups, a venture accelerator for local technology entrepreneurs; and founder of Blue Planet Research, which is working on off-grid solutions and exploring the hydrogen economy.
Henk Rogers is well known for his contributions to the video gaming industry – most notably, his involvement with Tetris, one of the world’s top selling video games. The visionary, entrepreneur and philanthropist now seeks to make Hawaii a global model for energy independence with his non-profit, Blue Planet Foundation. “I always had a deep-rooted feeling that whatever it is that I wanted to do, I could do it,” says Rogers.
Tetris Creator, Alexey Pajitnov, & Tetris Company's Managing Director, Henk Rogers, discusses "Secret Origins of the Tetris Phenomenon" at #DICE2015! Long before it became a worldwide phenomenon, the 'Tetris' video game was fraught with challenges and great personal and professional risk for its creator, Alexey Pajitnov, and partner Henk Rogers. The pair will interview each other about their earliest memories of the struggles, lessons, pitfalls, and triumphs. More info at http://www.dicesummit.org. Follow us on Twitter @Official_AIAS! -- Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/dice
The Hawaii Wisdom Project is a documentary in which we interview Hawaii’s most influential leaders and ask their advice on success. The purpose of the film is to enlighten and motivate Hawaii’s youth to strive for success by allowing them the opportunity to meet some of the most powerful and inspiring members of the local community. In this webisode, we interview the creator of the most popular puzzle video game Tetris and Blue Planet founder, Henk Rogers. He was born in the Netherlands and came to live in New York City. Later in life he studied Computer Science and Role Playing Games at the University of Hawaii. He created and published video games on Nintendo: Kyuroban Igo, Super Black Onyx, and bought the exclusive rights of Tetris for Nintendo, bumping Atari out of the market. He move...
Tetris Founder Henk Rogers speaks at the world Tetris Championships.
CCTV News sits down with Henk Rogers, a video game designer and entrepreneur who owns the company that produced the beloved video game Tetris. Rogers spent his early career in Japan as a video game developer and publisher, gaining distinction for producing the country’s first major role-playing game, The Black Onyx. He went on to secure the rights for the popular video game Tetris, which 30 years later remains a bestseller and global icon of gaming culture. These days, he's exploring innovative approaches to environmental sustainability. Countries around the world pledged at the Paris Climate Conference to limit global warming "well below" 2 degrees, and below 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels if feasible, a mission seemingly near impossible to many people. That basically requires th...
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Henk Rogers, the entrepreneur who made “Tetris” famous, announced Monday the launch of a new company that offers batteries for rooftop solar systems and a way to disconnect from the electric grid, something he says more Hawaii residents will want if NextEra Energy Inc. becomes their electric company. Video by Kathryn Mykleseth Story: http://808ne.ws/1TjkPkH Follow us! Website: www.staradvertiser.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/staradvertiser Twitter: www.twitter.com/staradvertiser Instagram: www.instagram.com/staradvertiser
In Part 2 of our interview, the man who turned Tetris into a business empire, talks about his relationship with artist Roger Dean ("Yes" album covers, Virgin Records twins logo) and Richard Branson, as well as Burning Man. You can see Part 1 of the Henk Rogers interview on the Career Changers TV YouTube Channel.