Andrew Gower (programmer)
Andrew Christopher Gower | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Lead developer and co-founder of Jagex Ltd. |
| Known for | Co-founder of Jagex and creator of RuneScape |
| Website | http://www.jagex.com, http://www.runescape.com, http://www.funorb.com |
Andrew Christopher Gower (born December 3, 1978)[1] is the co-founder of Jagex Ltd, a Java-based game distributor and creator. He is also the lead developer of RuneScape, a popular MMORPG created during his time at the University of Cambridge.[2] The 2007 Sunday Times Rich List claims that Andrew and Paul Gower are the 654th richest men in the UK, worth £113 million (US $217 million).[3][4]
Creations and programs
Between 1995 and 1996 Andrew created Parallax Painter, Battle Zone and Destruction Imminent (published by Goodmans) on the Atari ST under the name Cunning & Devious Games. This group consisted of Andrew, Paul and Ian Gower as well as Peter Oliver . He then began trading as Jagex and created a series of Java games from 1996 to 1999, most of which appeared on the website Games Domain. This included several single player games and a 3D castle with a variety of classic multiplayer games. Vertigo is currently available from the Jagex website and some of the others, such as Flea Circus, have been recreated for the FunOrb arcade.[5][6][7][8]
Along with Paul Gower and Constant Tedder, Andrew founded Jagex to develop and operate the game RuneScape. A graphical and engine rewrite was completed in 2004, which was named RuneScape 2 or RS2 in development and is now simply called RuneScape or RS.[9] The original version of RuneScape is now known as RuneScape Classic or RSC, and is still running but can only be accessed by some of its original players.
References
- ^ Cambridge University Reporter (2000-07-12). "Congregations of the Regent House on 29 June, 30 June, and 1 July 2000". Retrieved 2007-10-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|pubhlisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rune to move". The Guardian. Guardian Unlimited. December 11, 2003. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "2007 Sunday Times Rich List: Andrew and Paul Gower". The Sunday Times. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Top 20 websites run by people under 30". RetireAt21. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Single Player Web Games". Games Domain. 2002. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ "Jagex Software :: Minigames". Jagex.com. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ "DeviousMUD". Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ "The Unofficial Andrew Gower Archive". The Unofficial Andrew Gower Archive. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ^ "RS2 Launched!". RuneScape.com. March 29, 2004. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
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