Richard Garriott - Game Developer, Astronaut- the Man Who Spawned the MMPORG Concept


The self-styled ‘Lord British’, son of a US astronaut, creator of the hugely successful ‘ultima’ game franchise, credited with spawning the concept of MMorpg, and most recently the star of the ‘Man on a Mission’ documentary which followed garriott’s quest to follow in his father’s footsteps and become an astronaut.
Since selling his origin Systems company to EA in 1992 his role in the gaming industry has taken a backseat to his quest to become a spaceman.

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