Joel Billings
Joel Billings | |
|---|---|
Video game designer, producer | |
| Organization | Strategic Simulations |
| Known for | Computer Bismarck |
Joel Billings is an American
designer and producer. He is the founder of the computer game company Strategic Simulations (SSI).[1] He was also the company's president.[2]
Career
Joel Billings wanted to work with
war games and role-playing video games
.
In 1987 Billings acquired the rights to the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games from TSR,[citation needed] which led to the creation of the Gold Box D&D game series, one of the best selling video game franchises of the 1980s and 1990s.
After a year of losses tied to delays in the new Dark Sun game engine, Billings sold the company to Mindscape in 1994.[citation needed]
In 2001 Billings started a game development company called
game programmers Gary Grigsby and Keith Brors.[citation needed
]
In December 2013, Billings donated several SSI video games, such as Computer Bismarck, including the source code, for preservation to the ICHEG.[5][6]
References
- San Jose Business Journal4 (49): 7.
- ^ Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- Austin American Statesman, p. 22.
- Gamasutra. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
- ^ Dyson, Jon-Paul C. (2013-12-16). "The Strategic Simulations, Inc. Collection". ICHEG. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
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