Ultima Online: Mudders of Invention

You may have already seen these posted on the Origin Gallery, but courtesy of Raph “Designer Dragon” Koster, we have a couple of scans that he posted from Point of Origin, Origin Systems’ internal newsletter, discussing Ultima Online’s history and how it relates to MUDs. We are very grateful to Raph Koster for allowing us to share these. Click on the images below for larger versions.

Last week, he posted a lot of amazing information about UO’s history, in celebration of UO’s 15th Anniversary.

He’s also written a book, A Theory of Fun for Game Design discussing his views on game design – in addition to working on Ultima Online, he’s also worked on Star Wars Galaxies. And if you have time, check out his personal website – it’s littered with Ultima Online history and stories.