William Novak

An American musician and video game designer, most known as the designer of a number of Sega of America-published Mega Drive titles, as well as the co-founder of Zono. Boasting over 30 years of working in the video game industry, Novak had moved to Southern California in 1982 to accept a job at Sega Enterprises, Ltd., and would later work with Sega again through creative titles like Mr. Bones on the Saturn. Following his departure from Sega, he would go on to design the Power Glove for Mattel, and in 2017 eventually became chair of Woodbury College's Game Art & Design program.