Ed Logg
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George Edward Logg (born in Seattle in 1948[1]) is a retired arcade video game designer, employed first at Atari[2] and after at Atari Games.[3] He co-developed the video game Asteroids with Lyle Rains.[4] Other games designed or co-designed by Logg include Centipede, Millipede, the Gauntlet series, Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey and the San Francisco Rush series.[5][6]
He currently resides in Los Altos, California.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/11/ed-logg-pioneer-award/
- ^ Kent, Steve L. (2001). The ultimate history of video games: from Pong to Pokémon and beyond : the story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed the world. Random House Digital, Inc.. pp. 184–. ISBN 9780761536437. http://books.google.com/books?id=PTrcTeAqeaEC&pg=PT184. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Herman, Leonard (1997-10). Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames. Rolenta Press. pp. 139â. ISBN 9780964384828. http://books.google.com/books?id=duITAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Swink, Steve (2008-10-13). Game Feel: A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation. Morgan Kaufmann. pp. 188–. ISBN 9780123743282. http://books.google.com/books?id=i9GfunWcB-oC&pg=PA188. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Rouse, Richard; Ogden, Steve (2005). Game design: theory & practice. Jones & Bartlett Learning. pp. 87–. ISBN 9781556229121. http://books.google.com/books?id=tGePP1Nu_P8C&pg=PA87. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Saltzman, Mark (April 15, 1999). "The emulation craze". Toronto Star: p. 1. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/427450281.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+15%2C+1999&author=Mark+Saltzman&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=The+emulation+craze+%3B+Depending+on+which+side+of+the+fence+you're+on%2C+playing+old+arcade+games+on+a+modern+PC+is+either+a+nightmare+or+nirvana+for+gaming.&pqatl=google. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
[edit] External links
- History of Atari's Asteroids
- Arcade-history.com entry for Ed Logg
- Article at The Dot Eaters, featuring Logg and a history of Asteroids
- #43 at IGN's Top 100 Game Creators of All Time
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