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User:Criswick

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John Criswick (December 1, 1963) is an Ottawa, Canada area entrepreneur. He is founder and CEO of Magmic Games a smart phone game publisher.

Prior to Magmic, Criswick founded Beduin Communications in 1997 which was later purchased by Sun Microsystems for it's Personal Java browser technology.

Criswick also founded Rove Mobile (previously known as Idokorro Mobile and previously known as Planetfred) in 2001. He also runs a number of Web media companies under the moniker Smoke Labs and is also owner of The Mercury Lounge in Ottawa.

Criswick's primary charity motivation is astronomy and space research as a means to spark interest in young minds' pursuit of higher education. His main interest is the University of Victoria's department of Physics and Astronomy.

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