Scott Miller
American video game designer, programmer and entrepreneur
Scott Miller (born 1961) is an American video game designer, programmer, and entrepreneur best known for founding Apogee Software (which later became 3D Realms) in 1987. Starting with the Kroz series for MS-DOS from that year, Miller pioneered the concept of giving away the first game in a trilogy—distributed freely as shareware—with the opportunity to purchase the remaining two episodes.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Scott Miller (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1961.1
About
This method became the standard distribution method for Apogee. Competitors such as Epic MegaGames later adopted the same business model.
From Wikipedia’s article on Scott Miller, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- 3D RealmsFounder10
- Apogee SoftwareFounder11
Career
Occupation: engineer, video game producer, entrepreneur.5
- Date not recordedFounded 3D Realms3
- Date not recordedFounded Apogee Software4
Known for: Max Payne.6
Personal life
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- 1WikidataScott Miller on Wikidata
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- 10Wikidata3D Realms, Founder
- 11WikidataApogee Software, Founder