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Garriott, Richard

LC control no.no2017003326
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingGarriott, Richard
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Field of activityComputer games--Design Outer space--Exploration
Profession or occupationComputer programmers Astronauts Explorers
Found inExplore/create, ©2017: title page (Richard Garriott) back jacket flap (Richard Garriott is regarded as the originator of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) genre, and his pioneering Ultima series of games has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. The son of a NASA astronaut, Richard has explored outer space, launching aboard Soyuz TMA-13 to the International Space Station, where he conducted protein crystal growth and other scientific experiments in an effort to expand commerical uses of space, becoming the first American second-generation astronaut... A renowned adventurer, Richard has traveled just about everywhere on this planet, from the depths of the oceans, to the Amazon, to Antarctica.)
Associated languageeng