Join AWS's Principal Evangelist for Video Games, Chris Melissinos, as he interviews Raph Koster, the former lead designer on Ultima Online, Chief Creative Officer for Star Wars Galaxies, author of "A Theory of Fun for Game Design", and CEO of Playable Worlds.

Chris and Raph discuss his history in the design and growth of massively multiplayer online games, how MUDs led him to working at Origin Systems, stories around an infamous event in the early Ultima Online days, how gamers solved a puzzle in Star Wars Galaxies faster than the development team thought possible, and a whole lot more!

Check out Raph's career, musings, and posts: https://www.raphkoster.com/

Check out "A Theory of Fun for Game Design" : https://www.theoryoffun.com/


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