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Explore/Create: My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark
Explore/Create: My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark | David Fisher, Richard Garriott
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The legendary entrepreneur and online gaming pioneer creator of the Ultima series and the forthcoming Shroud of Avatar and private space travel advocate examines the importance of adventure and curiosity in his life in this inspiring memoir, complete with interactive tie-ins, puzzles, tricks, and secret codes 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 video game industry leader known by his handle "Lord British" and a member of every gaming Hall of Fame Richard pioneered the massively multiplayer, online role-playing game (MMORPG), and coined the term "Avatar" to describe an individual s online character. A lifelong adventurer and member of the Explorers Club, Richard has used his extensive gaming fortune to finance 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. On the leading edge of the private space industry the man who arranged a zero-G flight for Stephen Hawking Richard has invested his time and energy into making space travel more accessible. Combining the two guiding tenets of his life, exploration and creation, Richard now invites us on the great adventure that is his life and introduces us to the wondrous and magical in the world around us, including our own backyards. Yet Explore/Create is no ordinary memoir; throughout, Richard engages readers with interactive activities and challenges them with "secret codes" for his games. An audacious genius with an insatiable curiosity and an irrepressible playfulness, Explore/Create is enlightening, thrilling, and fun. "
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Very interesting guy, this Richard dude. He designed video games, he's been in space, and he's been under the Titanic. (That's not really a spoiler; the book opens with this story. I won't go into detail. *wink*)
I read a select few non-fiction between lots of fiction, fiction, fiction. Probably half the non-fic I read is about writing fiction. So it's rare I read non-fiction that doesn't have a direct utilitarian value, but this was a fun one!!!

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It's offish! My first @Litsy post! I've been cruising through Richard Garriott's memoir EXPLORE/CREATE, out 1/10/17. Richard essentially paved the way for the online gaming industry and lives life to the fullest--no, for REAL, he's done. it. ALL! Filled with his (insanely cool) adventures, great successes (and not-so-great successes), this book is keeping me massively entertained. Rating so far: 🔥🔥🔥!!

WilliamMorrowBooks Love it!!! 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings Welcome!!! ♥️ 8y
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MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! Please enjoy your stay. 8y
ryan_cury Thanks @BooksTeasAndBookishThings and @MrBook! Looking forward to joining in on the fun 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻 8y
MrBook Oh, there's plenty of that to be had 😎👍🏻. 8y
maximoffs Woohoo! Welcome to the fun! 8y
ryan_cury Thrilled to be here @steverogers! 😍😍 8y
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