Starr Long | |
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Born | Starr McAuley Long March 12, 1970 |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
Occupation | Game developer |
Known for | Director of Ultima Online |
Spouse | Eugenie[1] |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Listed as one of the Top 20 Most Influential People in the MMO industry |
Starr McAuley Long (born March 12, 1970) is an American game developer, a long time collaborator with Richard Garriott at the companies Origin Systems (1992–2000), Destination Games (2000–2008), and Portalarium (2013–present). In 1997, Long was the original director of the early graphical multiplayer game Ultima Online, and from 2008–2013 he was executive producer at The Walt Disney Company, where he created and managed several educational games and apps for Club Penguin and the Disney Connected Learning platform. In early 2008, he was listed as one of the Top 20 Most Influential People in the MMO industry.[2] In 2013, he again partnered with Garriott at Portalarium, where they began working on a new game Shroud of the Avatar.