John R. Taylor III

John R. Taylor III (born January 13, 1957) is an American computer game designer, serial entrepreneur and massively multiplayer online game pioneer.[1] He is a co-founder (with his University of Virginia classmate Kelton Flinn) of the game company Kesmai, which they founded in 1981.[2] In 2011, Taylor was awarded the Online Game Legend Award by the Computer Game Developers Association.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Game Develop Conference Online". July 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
  2. ^ "Kesmai Corporation". Jun 2009.
  3. ^ "The Second Annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards". 2011. Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  4. ^ "Trion Worlds' Rift, Mojang's Minecraft Lead Top Honors at 2nd Annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards". October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013.