ExploreCreate, Richard Garriott
ExploreCreate, Richard Garriott
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Explore/Create
My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark

Author: Richard Garriott, David Fisher

Narrator: Christopher Grove

Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/10/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

An inventor, adventurer, entrepreneur, collector, and entertainer, and son of legendary scientist-astronaut Owen Garriott, Richard Garriott de Cayeux has been behind some of the most exciting undertakings of our time. A legendary pioneer of the online gaming industry—and a member of every gaming Hall of Fame—Garriott invented the multi-player online game, and coined the term “Avatar” to describe an individual’s online character.A lifelong adventurer and member of the Explorers Club, Garriott has used the fortune he amassed from the gaming business to embark on a number of thrilling expeditions. He has plumbed the depths of the Atlantic ocean to see the remains of the Titanic, hunted for meteorites in Antarctica, and in 2008 became one of the first private citizens to be launched into space. Richard has been one of the foremost pioneers of the private space industry, investing his time and energy into making space travel more accessible.In this fascinating memoir, Garriott invites readers on the great adventure that is his life. An audacious genius with an insatiable curiosity and an irrepressible playfulness, Garriott takes readers on an unforgettable intellectual experience that is enlightening, adventurous, and fun.

About Richard Garriott

Richard Garriott founded the gaming companies Origin Systems, Destination Games, and most recently Portalarium. His Ultima series has sold millions of copies worldwide. In 2008, Richard rode Soyuz TMA-13 to the International Space Station, becoming the first American second-generation space traveler. He lives in New York City with his wife, Laetitia, and their two children.

About David Fisher

David Fisher is the author or coauthor of dozens of books, including 22 New York Times bestsellers. He has worked with George Burns, Johnnie Cochran, and Terry Bradshaw, among others. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Russell on May 30, 2017

It's a pretty good book if you want to read about the kind of life you WISH you had. Richard Garriott comes across a bit arrogant in the book, but maybe it's hard to write about going into outer space and to the deepest part of the ocean without coming across a bit arrogant. Still it is undeniably i......more

Goodreads review by Claire on November 16, 2020

This has been on my TBR for ages after my Dad lent me his copy of the book. Richard Garriott is someone I really admire, having grown up playing the Ultima games (particularly VII Parts I and II). They are still the standard by which I set all other games for their lore, world building and vivid, 'l......more

Goodreads review by Ian on March 14, 2021

Richard is truly the personification of the Dos Equis most interesting man in the world. Delightfully funny, vulnerable, and lots to learn, I couldn’t put this book down.......more

Goodreads review by Daiya on May 31, 2018

One day, Lord British, his title in the game, exercising his privilege of invisible mode, was silently observing what game players were doing in the virtual world of Ultima Online he made. He came to a river and saw a fisherman sitting on the bank fishing. Then, a heavy-armed adventurer returning tr......more

Goodreads review by Pete on April 05, 2018

Explore / Create: My Life at the Extremes (2017) by Richard Garriott is an autobiography of the creator of the Ultima Series and founder of Origin Systems, Richard Garriott. Garriott is an amazing guy who created incredible games, threw fantastic parties and got himself into space. His father was al......more

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