Spam Spam Spam Humbug 154 – Oh no, not Moonglow again!
A rebroadcast of the Ultima Codex’s interview with former Origin Systems developer (and “Ultima 8” project director) Mike McShaffry.
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Spam Spam Spam Humbug 152 – A Night at the Museum
Joe Garrity returns to the podcast, bringing us treasures from the Origin Museum.
Interview with Mike McShaffry
Mike McShaffry, the project director for Ultima 8, graciously agreed to answer a number of questions from the Ultima fandom.
Ultima Online: The First DirectX Game
Alex St. John, one of the creators of the DirectX technology platform and founder of WildTangent explains, in a lengthy blogpost, just how instrumental Origin Systems was to the development of DirectX.
Interview with Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson got an early start in the games industry at Infocom, and joined Origin Systems after he and his wife moved back to Austin.
Video: Origin Systems – Works-In-Progress (1994)
A narrated demo reel of Origin Systems games in development in 1994. From Warren Spector’s contribution to the University of Texas at Austin’s archives.
FOUR-Part (But Kind Of Inaccurate) Video On The History Of MMOs
Raph Koster links to, and comments on the inaccuracies in, a four-part video series that attempts to examine the history of MMOs, beginning with MUDs.
