Description:
Legendary game designer Raph Koster's "Postmortems" collects new material and classic writings to provide a history of the development of virtual worlds, including behind-the-scenes glimpses of Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and more.
Brief description: Richard "Lord British" Garriott de Cayeux is arguably one of the most influential game developers in both the online and offline RPG world. He has been publishing games since 1980 (Akalabeth), and created both the Ultima Series and Ultima Online, the first large scale MMO.
Review Quotes:
- "... vital reading for anyone with an interest in knowing how games of any sort come about." - Hardcore Gamer (hardcoregamer.com)
- "... a valuable compendium of insight and essays that has significant value for both developers and genre enthusiasts." - MMORPG.com