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BIOGRAPHY

Koster was born September 7 , 1971 . He attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland , receiving a Bachelor's degree in English and Spanish in 1992. In 1995, he received a Master Of Fine Arts in Poetry from the University Of Alabama, Tuscaloosa , and became involved with multiplayer games via '' LegendMUD '', where he was known as Designer Dragon.

Koster is a charter member of the Academy Of Interactive Arts And Sciences , and a member of the IGDA , ASCAP , and Omicron Delta Kappa . He is also a frequent speaker at game industry conferences such as the GDC , DICE , State of Play, and E-3 . He presently lives in San Diego, California with his wife and son.


WORKS



Games

  • '' LegendMUD '' (known as "Designer Dragon")

  • '' Ultima Online '', Origin Systems, 1997 (co-lead designer)

  • '''', Origin Systems, 1998 (co-lead designer)

  • '' Star Wars Galaxies '', 2003 Verant Interactive (creative director)

  • ''Untold Legends'', Sony Online Entertainment (chief creative officer)

  • ''Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed'', Sony Online Entertainment, 2004 (creative consultant)

  • ''Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience'', Sony Online Entertainment, 2005 (creative consultant)

  • ''Champions: Return to Arms'', Sony Online Entertainment, 2005 (creative consultant)




MUSIC

  • ''After the Flood'', CD, 1999



Writing




AWARDS

  • ''Next Generation'''s "Hot 100", 2006

  • ''Game Informer'', 2006, "100 Greatest Developers"




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