Richard Garriott – aka Ultima creator Lord British -- comes across as a bit of a braggart at first. When he arrived at IGN to show his next game, Lord British’s Shroud of the Avatar, he started with a history lesson about himself. The expected eye-rolls instead became enthralled interest as Garriott detailed how he got involved in development and what he’s accomplished.
The first boxed version of a video game? Garriott. The idea of collector’s edition-style swag like cloth maps? Garriott. The reason we use the word “avatar” to talk about video game characters, as opposed to its original meaning (which was related to Hinduism)? Yeah, that was him too. Suffice it to say he’s contributed a lot to the language and culture that all of us enjoy, and, well, he’s earned the right to brag a little.
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