Raph Koster

@raphkoster

ULTIMA ONLINE, STAR WARS GALAXIES, @PlayableWorlds. THEORY OF FUN, POSTMORTEMS, SUNDAY POEMS. AFTER THE FLOOD. @[email protected]

San Diego CA

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Raph Koster
@raphkoster
Nov 9, 2024
If you missed the STARS REACH trailer, here’s another link to it! #mmo #mmorpg #sandbox youtube.com/watch?v=ZRd5xi…
Raph Koster
@raphkoster
Jul 21
molleindustria.org/HistoryOfGames… This is a good talk. It also echoes some things I have been saying for years (I stole @bruces' line about musicians long ago, probably back when we hung out in Austin)... Back in 2005, I wrote a blog post called "The Future of Content" that ended with:
molleindustria.org
A History of Games Through Mass Extinctions
A transcript of Paolo Pedercini’s History of Games Conference keynote (2026).
Raph Koster
@raphkoster
Jun 23
This is out now and @noclipvideo has done their usual stellar job!
Noclip
@noclipvideo
Jun 23
🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️ The "Jedi Problem" in Star Wars Galaxies is infamous, but what's the real story behind the legend? Famed designer @raphkoster talks to @JeremyBJayne about what this remarkable game design challenge can teach us. (link to video in replies)
Raph Koster
@raphkoster
Mar 9
As usual I have signed all the copies of my books at the @Official_GDC bookstore!
Raph Koster
@raphkoster
Dec 21, 2025
Today I came across a project that rebuilt all of Tatooine from SWG in VRChat, and another that is recreating all of UO as a Valheim mod. Kind of wild to see.