Rebecca Ann Heineman

Rebecca Ann Heineman, also known as Burger Becky, is a video game programmer, tournament champion, author, and web comic artist known for programming work on Doom for the 3DO. She was a founder of Interplay Productions, Logicware, and Contraband Entertainment. She is currently the CEO of Olde Sküül.

Rebecca was born William Salvador Heineman, and is thus credited in many games as "Bill Heineman." She was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in November 2003. She is the significant other of well-known former id Software developer Jennell Jaquays, who also works at Olde Sküül as CCO.

Rebecca released the source code for the 3DO port of Doom on November 30, 2014.

Trivia

• Her nickname originated from a habit of storing hamburgers in her desk.

Sources

• This article incorporates text from the open-content Wikipedia online encyclopedia article Rebecca Heineman.