Mike Pondsmith | |
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_cropped.jpg) Pondsmith in 2017 | |
| Born | Michael Alyn Pondsmith |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, game designer, graphic designer, writer, teacher |
| Notable work | Mekton, Teenagers from Outer Space, Cyberpunk 2020, Castle Falkenstein |
| Spouse | Lisa Pondsmith |
| Children | Cody Pondsmith |
| Awards | 2006 Origins Awards Hall of Fame 1994 Origins Awards Best Roleplaying Rules for Castle Falkenstein |
Michael Alyn Pondsmith is an American roleplaying, board, and video game designer. He founded the publisher R. Talsorian Games in 1982, where he developed a majority of the company's role-playing game lines.[2] Pondsmith is the author of several RPG lines, including Mekton (1984), Cyberpunk (1988) and Castle Falkenstein (1994). He also contributed to the Forgotten Realms and Oriental Adventures lines of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, worked in various capacities on video games, and authored or co-created several board games. Pondsmith also worked as an instructor at the DigiPen Institute of Technology.[3]
- ^ King, Darryn (November 14, 2020). "The Role-Playing Game That Predicted the Future". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "About RTG". R. Talsorian Games. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Catalog for the Academic Year 2010–2011" (PDF). DigiPen Institute of Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2012.