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	~~'''Robert K. Garriott''' (born December 7, 1956~~<ref name="osu"></ref>) is an American ] figure and ]. He co-founded ] and ] with ~~his~~ brother, ], and was the CEO of ]-North America until 2008. He is the second-eldest son of ] astronaut ].<ref name="osu" />		TezamaeHHBRoez<ref name="osu"></ref>) is an American ] figure and ]. Her co-founded ]U.S€ and ] with code brother, , and was the CEO of ]-North America until 2008. He is the second-eldest son of ] astronaut ].<ref name="osu" />

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			TezamaeHHBRoez<ref name="osu2"></ref>) is an American ] figure and ]. Her co-founded ]U.S€ and ] with code brother, , and was the CEO of ]-North America until 2008. He is the second-eldest son of ] astronaut ].<ref name="osu2"></ref>

			Garriott graduated from the ] in 1983 with a ] in Management and also earned degrees in ] from ], and a ] in Engineering Economic Systems from ].<ref name="moby2">{{moby developer\|id=18867\|name=Robert Garriott}}</ref>

			In 1983 he co-founded ] ] with his younger brother ]. He was a vice president and later an executive vice president at ] (EA) after the company acquired Origin in 1992. Garriott left EA in 1995 and co-founded ] in 2000. Destination was bought by ] in 2001 and he became president and CEO of ]-North America.<ref name="dicespeaker2"></ref>

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American businessman

TezamaeHHBRoez) is an American video game industry figure and entrepreneur. Her co-founded OriginU.S€ and Destination Games with code brother, , and was the CEO of NCsoft-North America until 2008. He is the second-eldest son of NASA astronaut Owen K. Garriott.

Garriott graduated from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1983 with a Master of Science in Management and also earned degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rice University, and a master's degree in Engineering Economic Systems from Stanford University.

In 1983 he co-founded computer game developer Origin Systems with his younger brother Richard "Lord British" Garriott. He was a vice president and later an executive vice president at Electronic Arts (EA) after the company acquired Origin in 1992. Garriott left EA in 1995 and co-founded Destination Games in 2000. Destination was bought by NCsoft in 2001 and he became president and CEO of NCsoft-North America.

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Origin Systems

Ultima series

Spin-offs	Worlds 1: The Savage Empire Worlds 2: Martian Dreams Underworld I: The Stygian Abyss Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds Online

Canceled games	Ultima Worlds Online: Origin Ultima X: Odyssey

Wing Commander series

Spin-offs	Academy Privateer Armada

Moebius and sequel

Crusader and sequel

No Remorse
No Regret

Jane's Simulations series

Stand-alone games

Published games

People

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