Even though
Richard Garriott has moved on from the days of
Ultima Online and the sadly defunct
Tabula Rasa, it's hard not to pay some attention to the man behind what's frequently considered the first modern MMO. A recent interview with Gamasutra reveals that the man himself is
no longer really invested in MMOs as a genre, however. According to him, "
Even the kinds of games that you might think I would make, I don't generally play, because they're often just too much of a hassle to get into them."
The bulk of the interview is dedicated to discussing Garriott's social gaming company,
Portalarium, and his plans to try to leverage games into a shared network similar to Steam rather than using Facebook's built-in integration. It's a look into the man's latest project, which should prove of interest to those still following him, even if he's
no longer interested in MMOs as such.
