Dr. Richard Garriott de Cayeux is an icon in the computer gaming field and a game designer for more than 35 years. He is the father of “Massively Multiplayer Online Games” and also credited with the creation of the gaming terms “Avatar” and “Shard” (for divisions of servers). He and his games, including the Ultima Series, have been inducted into the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame. He has built three leading gaming companies: Origin Systems/Electronic Arts, Destination Games/NCSOFT and most recently Portalarium, with offices in Austin and New York City, where he is building the successor to his previous works now known as “Shroud of the Avatar.”
Join Jan Ryan, Executive Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation for the College of Fine Arts, for a series of lunch roundtables aimed to offer key learnings in a smaller group setting, organized around key topics. Ryan will be teaching some introductory tools all students should master alongside their traditional studies.
Bring your lunch and come ready to ask questions, network and discover!
Join AET Assistant Professor of Practice Michael Baker and other special guest speakers at the weekly Game Development Lunch Club meeting.