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===<span id="4">In the News: Getting2Alpha, Pong to Pokemon Exhibit, UbiTalks</span>===
'''Getting2Alpha:''' Amy Jo Kim over at [http://getting2alpha.com/ Getting2Alpha] interviewed Richard “Lord British” Garriott for her podcast to talk about [http://getting2alpha.com/podcast/401-richard-garriott/ “Systems Thinking & Meaningful Challenges”].
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:''Richard Garriott is a pioneering game designer, gifted world-builder second-generation astronaut, arctic explorer – and ever-inspiring creative force. I first met Richard when I was teaching online community design at Stanford; half my class was in the Beta for Ultima Online, and I jumped in enthusiastically to learn the ropes. I ended up working with Richard, Raph Koster and their amazing crew of developers through the launch & growth of that early graphic MMO. Like many great game designers, Richard is a sophisticated systems thinker who sees the world through a unique lens that’s on full display in this far-ranging & fascinating conversation.''

'''Pong to Pokemon Exhibit:''' Richard Garriott and Starr Long helped advise the [http://www.thestoryoftexas.com/ Bullock Texas History Museum] on their upcoming exhibit “Pong to Pokemon: The Evolution of Electronic Gaming”. Richard also donated a substantial amount of his personal collection to the exhibit. Starr also connected the museum to John Romero who also donated to the exhibit. John Keefer over at Shack News covered the delivery of John’s goods with the article: [http://www.shacknews.com/article/99833/museum-takes-possession-of-original-doom-memorabilia-under-guard “Museum Takes Possession of Original Doom Memorabilia Under Guard.”]
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:''Richard Garriott, aka Lord British, who created the Ultima series of games and is now working on Shroud of the Avatar MMO, donated quite a bit of memorabilia as well. “I am and always have been a huge pack rat,” he said via email. “I have kept every note, every disk, every bit of hardware or materials I/we have used in making games.” Among the items he will be sharing with the exhibit are a teletype and operational Apple II running Akalabeth, which Garriott designed in 1980. He also has included Ultima in his items, from original artwork of all the covers and illustrations from the Ultima games to the design documents from them as well. He said he also loaned “non-game items that inspired aspects of the work, though I suspect they may not have room for it.”''

'''UbiTalks:''' Ubisoft invited Richard Garriott to [https://www.facebook.com/ubisoftquebec/videos/vb.6131422721/10155413020557722/?type=2&theater guest lecture] at their studio in Quebec City for their series UbiTalks which they generously broadcast live on Facebook. Richard spoke about his history in the game industry starting from the beginning all the way through Ultima, Origin, and now Shroud of the Avatar.

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