Ed Logg
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George Edward "Ed" Logg (born 1948 in Seattle)<ref name="WiredEdLogg" /> is a retired American arcade video game designer, first employed at Atari, Inc.<ref name="Kent2001" /> and later at Atari Games.<ref name="Herman1997" /> He currently resides in San Jose, California.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> He was educated at University of California, Berkeley and also attended Stanford University.<ref name="wired.com">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="arcarc.xmission.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
CareerEdit
Logg was impressed with the Atari 2600 (then known as "Atari Video Computer System") and joined Atari's coin-op division and worked on Dirt Bike, which was never released due to an unsuccessful field test. He co-developed with Ed Rotberg Super Breakout after hearing that Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari, wanted Breakout updated.<ref name="WiredEdLogg"/> He co-developed the video game Asteroids with Lyle Rains.<ref name="Swink2008">Template:Cite book</ref> Other games designed or co-designed by Logg include Centipede, Millipede, the Gauntlet series (with inspiration from John Palevich's Dandy), Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey and the home versions of the San Francisco Rush series.<ref name="RouseOgden2005" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
LegacyEdit
In 2011, Logg was awarded a Pioneer Award by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for being among those who "laid the foundations of the multi-billion dollar videogame industry."<ref name="WiredEdLogg" /><ref name= "GamasutraPioneer" /> Logg was listed at number 43 in IGNTemplate:'s top 100 game creators of all time.<ref name="IGNtop100" />
GamesEdit
- Asteroids (1979)
- Othello (1980)
- Super Breakout (1981)
- Centipede (1981)
- Millipede (1982)
- Gauntlet (1985)
- Gauntlet II (1986)
- Xybots (1987)
- Tetris (Atari Games) (1988)
- Steel Talons (1991)
- Space Lords (1992)
- Gauntlet IV (1993)
- Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey (1996)
- San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (1997)
- Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA (1998)
- San Francisco Rush 2049 (2000)
- Dr. Muto (2002)
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Ed Logg at Arcade History
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