Chris Roberts

Chris Roberts (born May 27, 1968) is a computer game designer and programmer and a film producer and director. Often hailed as a visionary, he is best known for creating the popular Wing Commander series while employed at Origin Systems. Born in Redwood City, California, Roberts grew up in Manchester, England. He attended the same school, contemporarily with the computer music composer Martin Galway. As a teenager, he created several hit games for the BBC Micro, including Stryker's Run and Wizadore. Roberts returned to the United States in 1986. He soon found a job at Origin Systems, where he created Times of Lore, published in 1988. The game's interface had a strong influence on other Origin products such as the popular Ultima series. A similar game system was used in Roberts' next release for Origin, Bad Blood (1990). Wing Commander was published later in 1990 and was highly acclaimed. Wing Commander (and the franchise it spawned) soon became Origin's most successful product,... full article at wikipedia