Noor Khawaja has been involved in professional video game software development for over 15 years. He is currently CEO and founder of Fork Particle in Pleasanton, CA. Previously, he was technical director at Cinemaware and a computer graphics engineer at Electronic Arts. He has developed such titles as Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown and The Urbz: Sims in the City. He has also developed algorithms for a new 3D graphics display and animation engine, as well as a particle system visual effects engine.