Austin Grossman

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Austin Grossman is a writer and game designer who has contributed to the New York Times^[1] and a number of video games.

He is the author of the novel Soon I Will Be Invincible, which was published by Pantheon Books in 2007.^[2]

Grossman started his career in the game industry replying to a classified ad in the The Boston Globe in May 1992 that led him to Looking Glass Studios. Since then, Grossman has worked with the following companies: Dreamworks Interactive, Ion Storm of Austin, and Crystal Dynamics.

Grossman attended Harvard University and is currently a graduate student in English literature at the University of California, Berkeley.^[2] He is the twin brother of writer Lev Grossman and brother of sculptor Bathsheba Grossman, and the son of the poet Allen Grossman and the novelist Judith Grossman.

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Books 1.2 Games 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Works

[edit] Books

• Soon I Will Be Invincible (2007)

[edit] Games

• Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993)
• System Shock (1994)
• Flight Unlimited (1995)
• Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (1996)
• Jurassic Park: Trespasser (1998)
• Deus Ex (2000)
• Clive Barker's Undying (2001)
• Battle Realms (2001)
• Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004)
• Tomb Raider: Legend (2006)
• Frontlines: Fuel of War (2008)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Profile of Austin Grossman from Wired.com
• "Star Spangled Schlemiel," New York Times editorial on death of Captain America
• 1998 Editorial on Interactivity and Content

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