A few years ago, it seemed as if the MMORPG world had passed Richard Garriott by. He’d had two rather contentious breakups with corporations, Electronic Arts and NCSoft, and he seemed more interested in pursuing his dream of going to … Continue reading
I had a chance to visit the Origin Systems building in 1997 when I first moved to Austin, at the time the only THX-certified game studio in the country. Starr Long even gave me a demo of naked Ultima players … Continue reading
The first computer game was SpaceWar!, we all know that. However, this is the first game produced by Richard Garriott, the man who built the first commercially successful massively multi-player game. Akalabeth would eventually morph into Ultima, launching a franchise … Continue reading
I’m selling my house in Austin, which is only interesting to this tale because I purchased the house with the advance onDungeons & Dreamers, and then moved here to finish the book. As I was digging through my files, I … Continue reading
