Ed Logg
Ed Logg | |
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 Ed Logg at California Extreme 2015 | |
| Born | George Edward Logg 1948 (age 75–76) |
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| Occupation | Retired video game designer |
| Known for | co-creating Asteroids, Centipede, Gauntlet |
George Edward "Ed" Logg (born 1948 in Seattle)[3] is a retired American arcade video game designer, first employed at Atari, Inc.[4] and later at Atari Games.[5] He currently resides in Los Altos, California.[6] He was educated at University of California, Berkeley and also attended Stanford University.[1][2]
Career
Logg was impressed with the
developed the video game Asteroids with Lyle Rains.[7] Other games designed or co-designed by Logg include Centipede, Millipede, the Gauntlet series (with inspiration from John Palevich's Dandy), Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey and the home versions of the San Francisco Rush series.[8][9]
Legacy
In 2011, Logg was awarded a Pioneer Award by the
Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for being among those who "laid the foundations of the multi-billion dollar videogame industry."[3][10] Logg was listed at number 43 in IGN's top 100 game creators of all time.[11]
Games
- Asteroids (1979)
- Othello (1980)
- Super Breakout (1981)
- Centipede (1981)
- Millipede (1982)
- Gauntlet (1985)
- Gauntlet II (1986)
- Xybots (1987)
- Tetris (Atari Games) (1988)
- Steel Talons (1991)
- Space Lords (1992)
- Gauntlet IV (1993)
- Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey (1996)
- San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (1997)
- Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA (1998)
- San Francisco Rush 2049 (2000)
- Dr. Muto (2002)
References
- ^ a b "Asteroids Designer Ed Logg Honored With Pioneer Award". Wired. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ a b "Game Design: Theory and Practice (2nd Edition) (Wordware Game Developers Library)" (PDF). XMission. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ a b c Kohler, Chris (17 November 2011). "Asteroids Designer Ed Logg Honored With Pioneer Award". Wired.
- ISBN 978-0-7615-3643-7. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-9643848-2-8. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Honkala, Tuomas (August 2012). "Legendaariset pelit: Gauntlet". Pelit (in Finnish) (8/2012). Sanoma: 52.
- ISBN 978-0-12-374328-2. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-55622-912-1. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Saltzman, Mark (April 15, 1999). "The emulation craze". Toronto Star. p. 1. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- Gamasutra.
- ^ "Top 100 Game Creators of All Time - 43. Ed Logg". IGN. 2009-03-05. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
External links
- Ed Logg at Arcade History
- "Asteroids - Rockin' the Arcade". Arcade. The Dot Eaters. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013.
- N, Mark. "Atari Asteroids". Net Link. Archived from the original on February 12, 2004.
