Raph Koster
Game designer; led design on Ultima Online, wrote A Theory of Fun for Game Design.
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- Raph Koster is an American game designer and author.
- He was lead designer of Ultima Online and creative director of Star Wars Galaxies.
- He wrote A Theory of Fun for Game Design.
- In 2019 he co-founded Playable Worlds with Eric Goldberg to make the MMORPG Stars Reach.
Key facts
- Born
- 7 September 19711
- Ultima Online
- Lead designer at Origin Systems (1997)1
- Star Wars Galaxies
- Creative director at Verant Interactive; chief creative officer at Sony Online Entertainment from 20031
- Metaplace
- Founder and president, 2006 to 20131
- Playable Worlds
- Co-founded with Eric Goldberg in 2019; makes the MMORPG Stars Reach1
- Book
- A Theory of Fun for Game Design1
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