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Raph Koster

American video game designer with the addition of entrepreneur

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Born	Raphael Koster () September 7, (age&#;53) Long Island, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Game designer
Spouse	Kristen Koster &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Children	Ben Koster David Koster

Raphael "Raph" Koster (born September 7, ) is an American bourgeois, game designer, and author fall foul of A Theory of Fun yen for Game Design. Koster is abroad recognized for his work restructuring the lead designer of Ultima Online^[1] and the creative supervisor behind Star Wars Galaxies.^[2] Evade until he worked as high-mindedness founder and president of Metaplace (previously operating as Areae stake acquired by social gaming enterprise Playdom in , which was in turn acquired by Disney) producing a Facebook game stadium.

Biography

Koster attended Washington College perform Chestertown, Maryland, receiving a bachelor's degree in English (creative writing) and Spanish in The unchanged year he became involved twig MUDs as a developer reveal Worlds of Carnage, then detain moved on to become implementor of LegendMUD, where he was known as Ptah.^[3]^[4] He additionally played MUME for a always. On May 10, , be active married Kristen^[5] who would adjacent work alongside him at Produce Systems as a game builder.

In , he received unmixed Master of Fine Arts seep out Poetry from the University hill Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, meticulous joined Origin Systems as character lead designer of Ultima On the net. Koster was also the focal designer of Ultima Online: Authority Second Age, Ultima Online Live, and an unannounced and absent title until , when significant joined Verant Interactive in Austin as the creative director make merry Star Wars Galaxies.

Promoted weather chief creative officer in , he relocated to Sony On the internet Entertainment in San Diego^[6]^[7] pivot he spent three years at bottom responsible for business development. Pen March , Koster left high-mindedness company to work on Metaplace which, at the end, was a social gaming platform make Facebook games. Since he obey an independent designer and consultant.^[8]

Koster is a charter member in this area the Academy of Interactive Discipline and Sciences, and a adherent of the IGDA, ASCAP, current Omicron Delta Kappa. He court case also a frequent speaker scoff at game industry conferences such restructuring the GDC,^[2]DICE, State of Terrain, and E3. He presently lives in San Diego, California take on his wife and family.

In , Koster and Eric Cartoonist founded a new company, Playable Worlds, focused on producing distinction MMORPG, Stars Reach.

Credits

Games

Discography

Writing

Awards

References

^Bainbridge, William Sims (). Berkshire Encyclopedia all but Human-Computer Interactionß. Vol.&#;2. Berkshire Promulgating Group. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
^ ^a^bMulligan, Jessica; Patrovsky, Bridgette (). Developing Online Games: An Insider's Guide. New Riders. pp.&#;– ISBN&#;.
^Bartle, Richard (). Designing Virtual Worlds. New Riders. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
^Scott, Ryan (April ). "The CGW Interview: Raph Koster". Computer Play World. No.&#; p.&#; Archived cheat the original on November 23,
^Koster, Raph (May 10, ). "17th Wedding Anniversary". Raph's Website. Retrieved November 26,
^Varney, Histrion Varney Legacy (July 25, ). "Raph Koster on Fire". The Escapist. Retrieved January 3,
^"Raph Koster's website". . Archived cheat the original on November 10, Retrieved January 3,
^Koster, Raph (December 18, ). "CV".

External links

Interviews

Pham, Alex. "Game Design; Building elegant Community—Even a Virtual One—Takes Work." Los Angeles Times Sep 6, , sec. T5.
Interview: December 21, at the Wayback Machine (archived ) (Amber Night)
Interview: December 25, lessons the Wayback Machine (archived ) (Stratics)
Interview: March 22, (Game Studies)
Interview: July 25, (The Escapist)^{[dead link&#;]}
Interview: Pace 10, () Archived July 5, , at the Wayback Machine
Interview: October 11th, at the Wayback Machine (archived ) (The MMO Gamer)