Ed Logg
American video game designer
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George Edward "Ed" Logg (born 1948)[3] is a retired American arcade video game designer, first employed at Atari, Inc.[4] and later at Atari Games.[5] He currently resides in San Jose, California.[6] He was educated at University of California, Berkeley and also attended Stanford University.[1][2]
Ed Logg | |
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Logg at California Extreme 2015 | |
| Born | George Edward Logg 1948 (age 77–78) |
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| Occupation | Retired video game designer |
| Known for | co-creating Asteroids, Centipede, Gauntlet |
Career
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.[3] He co-developed the video game Asteroids with Lyle Rains.[7] 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.[8][9]
Legacy
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."[3][10] Logg was listed at number 43 in IGN's top 100 game creators of all time.[11]
Games
- Super Breakout (1978)
- Asteroids (1979)
- Othello (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)