Raph Koster: Email & Phone Number

Work Experience 31 years

Chief Executive Officer at Playable Worlds

Nov 2018 - Current

Advisor at Bit Fry Game Studios, Inc.

Jul 2014 - Current

Advisor at ArtCraft Entertainment

May 2014 - Dec 2021

Independent designer and consultant at Home

Apr 2013 - Nov 2018

Advisor at ToyTalk, Inc. (now PullString, Inc.)

Apr 2013 - May 2016

Advisory Council Member at Buzztime Trivia

Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

VP of Creative Design at Playdom

Jul 2010 - Mar 2013

President at Metaplace, Inc.

Jul 2006 - Jul 2010

Chief Creative Officer at Sony Online Entertainment

Jun 2003 - Jun 2006

Creative Director at Sony Online Entertainment

Jun 2000 - Jun 2003

Lead designer at Origin

Sep 1995 - Jun 2000

Raph is proficient in English and Spanish. Their professional focus is Art Direction, Casual Games, and Character Animation across 3 core areas.

Raph has registered patents, including "System and method for providing virtual spaces for access by users via the web, Modeling complex environments using an interconnected system of simulation layers, System and method for enabling characters to be manifested within a plurality of virtual spaces, and System for providing virtual spaces with separate places and/or acoustic areas" and has been awarded 100 Best Games of All Time: ULTIMA ONLINE, All-TIME 100 Video Games - ULTIMA ONLINE, Online Game Legend Award, G4's Top 100 Video Games of All Time: Ultima Online, Audience Award, TechCrunch 40, METAPLACE, Hot 100 Game Developers, Best Online Multiplayer, STAR WARS GALAXIES: AN EMPIRE DIVIDED, Best PC Game, STAR WARS GALAXIES, Online Game of the Year, ULTIMA ONLINE: THE SECOND AGE, Online Game of the Year, ULTIMA ONLINE, (Reader's Choice), ULTIMA ONLINE: Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in a New Arena, Gamer's Choice Award, ULTIMA ONLINE, Interactive Achievement Awards Online Game of the Year, ULTIMA ONLINE, Internet Excellence Award, ULTIMA ONLINE, Online Game of the Year, ULTIMA ONLINE, Online Game of the Year, ULTIMA ONLINE, (Editor's Choice), George Washington Medal, and Henry Salloch Prize