Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009

Dan Houser

AGE: 34
OCCUPATION: Rockstar Games co-founder
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: If you've ever run over a drug dealer with a stolen ambulance — an imaginary ambulance, that is — you have Houser to thank. As one of the masterminds behind Grand Theft Auto, he has turned millions of players on to the joys of reckless driving.

CON: The video games have been accused of everything from racism to sexism — not the greatest influence on the nonvirtual world.