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and space tourist, Richard Garriott. • Webcast Launch is scheduled for 12 October 2008. ... 1961 (1961-07-04) (age 47) Cambridge, England Current occupation Game designer Selection Missions None Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, ... edit this messagebox Richard Garriott Spaceflight Participant Nationality American Born July 4, ... Once Garriott's non-compete agreement with EA expired a year later, ... the games had such a large following that Garriott (along with his brother, ... Garriott earned more than enough money from Akalabeth to pay to continue his education. ... [edit] Spaceflight On September 28, 2007, Space Adventures announced that Garriott would fly to the International Space Station in October 2008 as the sixth space tourist. ... links [edit] Early life Garriott, an American citizen by blood, ... In the early 1980s, Garriott developed the Ultima computer game series (sequels after the first were numbered, ... He also gained the nickname Lord British from older students at his school who thought he spoke with a British accent.[2] [edit] Programming career Richard continued programming many games, ... [edit] Other accomplishments and interests Garriott acted as corner man for professional boxer and friend Jesús Chávez in his first title defense against Erik Morales in 2004. ... He is the son of scientist Owen K. Garriott, who became an astronaut and flew with Skylab 3 and Space Shuttle mission STS-9. ... Garriott resigned from the company he had created. He returned to the industry by forming Destination Games in April 2000 with his brother and Starr Long (the producer of Ultima Online). ... Garriott sold Origin to Electronic Arts in September 1992. For the most part, ... Garriott's Role(s) Akalabeth: World of Doom 1980 Apple II Current spaceflights 1961 births British video game designers Video game programmers Living people People from Austin, ... [edit] Awards Garriott became the ninth inductee into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame in 2006. ... the magazine of the Society of American Magicians. Garriott built a "haunted house"/museum at his residence called Britannia Manor in Austin, ... Richard Garriott From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: ... navigation, search This article contains information regarding a spacecraft that is scheduled to launch in the next 23 days. ... Details may change as the countdown and ascent progress. Launch details: ... a Soyuz-FG will launch Soyuz TMA-13, a manned Soyuz mission to the ISS for RKA. ... Launch will occur from LC-1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The mission's crew consists of Expedition 18 cosmonauts Yuri Lonchakov and Michael Fincke, ... and space tourist, Richard Garriott. • Webcast Launch is scheduled for 12 October 2008. ... See 2008 in spaceflight and the Spaceflight Portal for further details. ... edit this messagebox Richard Garriott Spaceflight Participant Nationality American Born July 4, ... 1961 (1961-07-04) (age 47) Cambridge, England Current occupation Game designer Selection Missions None Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, ... 1961), also known as Lord British in Ultima and General British in Tabula Rasa, ... is a significant figure in the video game industry. He was originally a game designer and programmer, ... but now engages in various aspects of computer game development. ... He is scheduled to fly as spaceflight participant to the International Space Station in October 2008.[1] Contents 1 Early life 2 Programming career 3 Awards 4 Other accomplishments and interests 5 Spaceflight 6 Video game works 7 References 8 External ... links [edit] Early life Garriott, an American citizen by blood, ... was born in Cambridge, England, and raised in Nassau Bay, Texas. ... He is the son of scientist Owen K. Garriott, who became an astronaut and flew with Skylab 3 and Space Shuttle mission STS-9. ... At Clear Creek High School, he took an interest in computers and began self-directed courses in programming in which he created fantasy computer games. ... He also gained the nickname Lord British from older students at his school who thought he spoke with a British accent.[2] [edit] Programming career Richard continued programming many games, ... often offering them to friends for free. He produced his first published game, ... Akalabeth (DND28b[3]), in the summer of 1980 while working at a ComputerLand retail store. ... Garriott earned more than enough money from Akalabeth to pay to continue his education. ... In the fall, he entered the University of Texas at Austin, joined the school's fencing team and later joined the Society for Creative Anachronism. ... In the early 1980s, Garriott developed the Ultima computer game series (sequels after the first were numbered, ... such as Ultima II, Ultima III and so on). Originally programmed for the Apple II, ... the first was published by California Pacific Computers, and sold in ziploc plastic bags to interested parties. ... The second part was published by Sierra On-Line. By the time he developed his third installment, ... the games had such a large following that Garriott (along with his brother, ... Robert, and father and others) established Origin Systems, their own video game publisher, ... to handle the publishing and distribution of his title, now available on several platforms. ... Origin went on to become one of the most influential game developers in the history of video games. ... Garriott sold Origin to Electronic Arts in September 1992. For the most part, ... this did not directly impact development from a gamer's standpoint. ... But in 1999 and 2000, turmoil became apparent when EA cancelled all of Origin's new development projects, ... including Privateer Online, and Harry Potter Online[4].[5] In the midst of these events, ... Garriott resigned from the company he had created. He returned to the industry by forming Destination Games in April 2000 with his brother and Starr Long (the producer of Ultima Online). ... Once Garriott's non-compete agreement with EA expired a year later, ... Destination partnered with NCsoft where he currently acts as a producer and designer of MMORPGs. ... [edit] Awards Garriott became the ninth inductee into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame in 2006. ... [edit] Other accomplishments and interests Garriott acted as corner man for professional boxer and friend Jesús Chávez in his first title defense against Erik Morales in 2004. ... He is also an avid magician and magic collector, and appeared on the cover of the January 2008 MUM, ... the magazine of the Society of American Magicians. Garriott built a "haunted house"/museum at his residence called Britannia Manor in Austin, ... Texas. He also promotes private space flight as vice-chairman of the board of directors for Space Adventures and as a trustee of the X-Prize. ... [edit] Spaceflight On September 28, 2007, Space Adventures announced that Garriott would fly to the International Space Station in October 2008 as the sixth space tourist. ... He will launch onboard Soyuz TMA-13, and will land with Soyuz TMA-12. ... [1] He will become the first offspring of an American Astronaut to go into space himself, ... and the second after cosmonaut Sergey Volkov. Soyuz TMA-12 will carry both of them on its return trip. ... [6] [edit] Video game works Game Name First Released System Name(s) ... 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