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 1979)[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]
Biography
He attended the Becket School in Nottingham, England from 1991 to 1997.
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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