Sandy Petersen | |
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 Sandy Petersen at Lucca Comics & Games 2011 | |
| Born | Carl Sanford Joslyn Petersen September 16, 1955 |
| Occupation | Game designer |
| Years active | 1980 - present |
| Notable work | Call of Cthulhu (1981) Doom (1993) Doom II (1994) Quake (1996) |
Carl Sanford Joslyn "Sandy" Petersen (born September 16, 1955) is an American game designer. He worked at Chaosium, contributing to the development of RuneQuest and creating the acclaimed and influential horror role-playing game Call of Cthulhu. He later joined id Software where he worked on the development of the Doom franchise and Quake. As part of Ensemble Studios, Petersen subsequently contributed to the Age of Empires franchise.