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Aftermath Media is a multimedia company based in Ashland, Oregon. It was founded by Rob Landeros and David Wheeler in 1997.
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Aftermath Media is a multimedia company based in Ashland, Oregon. It was founded by Rob Landeros and David Wheeler in 1997.
Both Landeros and Wheeler had previously worked at Trilobyte, makers of the bestselling CD-ROM computer game The 7th Guest . In 1999 Aftermath released the interactive movie Tender Loving Care , a project which had been started by Landeros and Wheeler at Trilobyte. Landeros produced and designed the interactive features while Wheeler wrote and directed the film. Later they released another interactive movie, Point of View. Once again, Landeros produced and designed while Wheeler wrote and directed.
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