Richard Garriott

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  • A glance at space tourists past and present

    ...cosmodrome and the ISS for the second time in March 2009, but this time with his new wife, Swedish socialite Lisa Persdotter.RICHARD GARRIOTT: the sixth space tourist, a video game designer, reportedly paid $30 million for his October 2008 flight, during which... |more

  • Brooklyn couple first to marry in zero gravity

    ...chamber.Laughing bridesmaids and other attendants helped hold the floating couple in place to get good photographs and video. Richard Garriott , son of an astronaut, Owen Garriott, officiated.The total cost for the ceremony was $60,000.Erin's wedding gown... |more

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  • Most Memorable Sci-Fi Universes

    ...series takes us all the way back to mid-90s, to the days of MS-DOS and its fancy SVGA graphics. Designed and developed by Richard Garriott's Origin Systems, the series consists of two games-- Crusader: No Remorse and Crusader: No Regret. Set in a dystopian... |more

  • Halloween events

    ... Blood Ritual. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Haunted house presented by Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas and Scare for a Cure. Richard Garriott's estate, 7400 Coldwater Canyon Drive. $20-$25. www.scareforacure.org. Pumpkin Hunt. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,... |more

  • Halloween events

    ... Blood Ritual. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Haunted house presented by Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas and Scare for a Cure. Richard Garriott's estate, 7400 Coldwater Canyon Drive. $20-$25. www.scareforacure.org. Pumpkin Hunt. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,... |more

  • Darksiders' Joe Madureira Talks Comics, Sequels

    ...we had stopped working on it. That was a PC title. And the other one -- I did work on Tabula Rasa for a while, which was Richard Garriott's MMO. Honestly, a bunch of us just were working on random stuff, ping-ponging around NCSoft, and it was one of the reasons... |more

  • At home with Richard Garriott, the talk is all about space

    ...year ago, Richard Garriott was in Russia, having just returned from a trip to the International Space Station that fulfilled the ambition of a lifetime. These days, Garriott identifies himself as a "private astronaut" as well as a game developer, the... |more

About Richard Garriott

Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961), also known as Lord British in Ultima and General British in Tabula Rasa, is a significant figure in the video game industry. He was originally a game designer and programmer, but now engages in various aspects of computer game development. He is scheduled to fly as spaceflight participant to the International Space Station in October 2008.

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