Ragnar Tørnquist
Ragnar Tørnquist | |
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game producer | |
Years active | 1994–present |
Employer(s) | Funcom; Red Thread Games |
Notable work | The Longest Journey series Anarchy Online The Secret World |
Children | 1[3] |
Ragnar Tørnquist (born 31 July 1970) is a Norwegian
Biography
Tørnquist studied art, history and English at
In 1994, he returned to Oslo, Norway and started working for Funcom as producer, designer, writer, and level-editor of the video game adaptation of Casper.[5] He is credited with popularizing the term "modern adventure" a genre of contemporary adventure game design that began with games such as The Longest Journey, Broken Sword, and Syberia. He felt that a new term was needed for this new generation of adventure games since "the classic point-and-click 'graphical adventure' is dead... The point of the 'modern adventure' [...] is to bring adventure gaming back into the mainstream, and to use technology and gameplay advances to bring the genre forward into the 'next generation'."[2]
On 1 November 2012, Funcom announced that Tørnquist founded an independent
Tørnquist is married[7] and has one daughter.[3][7]
Game credits
- Casper (1996)
- Dragonheart: Fire & Steel(1996)
- The Longest Journey (1999)
- Anarchy Online (2001)
- Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006)
- The Secret World (2012)
- Dreamfall Chapters (2014–16)
- Draugen (2019)
- Dustborn (TBA[8])
- Svalbard (TBA[9])
Novels
- Anarchy Online – Prophet Without Honour (2001)
Short stories
- Rules are Rules
Screenplays
- In the Dark Places
References
- ^ Tørnquist, Ragnar (1 August 2003). "I celebrated my birthday yesterday..." Archived from the original on 5 February 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ a b c Jong, Philip (4 November 2006). "Interview with Ragnar Tørnquist on "Modern Adventure"". AdventureClassicGaming.com. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- ^ a b Tørnquist, Ragnar (29 August 2007). "Breaking news! Unannounced surprise project just released!". Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
On Sunday [26 August 2007], I became the proud father of a baby girl...
- ^ Böke, Ingmar (1 March 2013). "Dreamfall Chapters – Ragnar Tørnquist". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Sluganski, Randy. "Interview with Ragnar Tørnquist". JustAdventure.com. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- ^ "Pre-Production Begins On New Game In The Longest Journey Saga". Funcom. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ Wald, Heather (7 July 2021). "Self-discovery on the road: Why so many upcoming games are taking us on road trips". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "RAGNAR TØRNQUIST - WRITER. DIRECTOR. DESIGNER". Retrieved 25 July 2021.
External links
- Ragnar Tørnquist on Twitter
- Ragnar Tørnquist at IMDb
- Ragnar Tørnquist at MobyGames
- Red Thread Games website