One of the world's greatest computer game designers, Richard Garrott wrote his first in 1979. He wrote the RPG computer game Akalabeth in BASIC on the Apple //, and followed that up the next year with Ultima. That game spawned a sequel which grew into a series, and eventually became a 20-year franchise that made Garriott a multimillionaire.
Practices "ethical hedonism".
[1] Grew up in Houston, TX. Father: Owen K. Garriott (Skylab 3, Shuttle STS-9 astronaut)
Mother: Helen Mary Walker (master's degree in art)
Brother: Randall O. Garriott (medical doctor, b. 29-Mar-1955)
Brother: Robert K. Garriott (two masters degrees, b. 7-Dec-1956)
Sister: Linda S. Garriott (masters degree, b. 7-Sep-1966)
High School: Clear Creek High School, League City, TX
University: University of Texas at Austin (dropped out)
Origin Systems Founder
Electronic Arts
Sierra Entertainment
Society for Creative Anachronism
X-Prize Foundation Board of Trustees
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