John Trauger

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DAY OF BIRTH:	1962-02-03

Biography

"Sierra's original home was in the sleepy mountain hamlet of Oakhurst, CA. It's gone now (Sierra, not Oakhurst), shut down by french people who didn't want to make money. I made my mark testing games (not nearly as much fun as it sounds), was lead QA Analyst for Space Quest VI and Gabriel Knight 2. I moved on to design the characters, game mechanics, etc for early MMO The Realm. I guess you could say I was the lead designer but that doesn't have the same punch when you're the only designer. My final game at Sierra was their ill-fated Babylon 5: Into the Fire game. I did assistant-design work, writing generic missions and the games extensive database of the B5 Universe. I was also the game's in-house continuity cop. The Oakhurst office was closed in 1999 while B5:ItF was in production. It was moved to Sierra's Corporate office in WA state. I worked on the game as a contractor until it was cancelled September 1999."