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Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux (né Garriott; born 4 July 1961) is a British-born American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut. Garriott, who is the son of NASA astronaut Owen Garriott , was originally a game designer and programmer , and is now involved in a number of aspects of computer-game development.
Richard Garriott (left) in his "Lord British" persona, along with Starr Long at the 2018 Game Developers Conference. Ultima series creator Richard Garriott acquired the nickname "British" as a teenager from friends at computer camp who claimed his greeting to them, "Hello", was distinct from the usual American "Hi".
Portalarium, Inc. was a video game developer based in Austin, Texas that was formed in September 2009 [1] by Richard Garriott, together with his longtime game industry partners, Dallas Snell and Fred Schmidt. [2] Portalarium marks Richard Garriott's first return to the video game industry since the release of his 2007 title Tabula Rasa.
Origin Systems, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas. It was founded on March 3, 1983, by Richard Garriott and his brother Robert. Origin is best known for their groundbreaking work in multiple genres of video games, such as the Ultima and Wing Commander series. The company was purchased by Electronic Arts in 1992.
NCSoft was founded in March 1997 by Kim Taek Jin. In September 1998, NCSoft launched its first game Lineage.In April 2001 the company created a US subsidiary under the name NC Interactive (based in Austin, Texas, and would later become NCSoft West) after acquiring Destination Games, headed by Richard Garriott and Robert Garriott. [5]
In a way, you can say that famed game designer and Ultima creator Richard Garriott is the next big name in games to side with FarmVille house Zynga. While he's neither a Zynga employee nor has his ...
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Explore/Create: My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark is a memoir about Richard Garriott's life, which he wrote with the help of David Fisher. [1] On the cover Elon Musk is quoted calling it "A chronicle of wonder". The book also received praise from Stephen Hawking, and Steve Wozniak [2]