Doug Bell

For other people of the same name, see Douglas Bell (disambiguation).

Douglas Andrew Bell
Born	February 24, 1961 (1961-02-24) (age 50)
Residence	San Diego, CA, USA[1]
Alma mater	University of California, Irvine
Occupation	computer game developer

Douglas Andrew Bell (born February 24, 1961^[1]) is a computer game developer active in the industry from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s.^[2]

He is best known for his role as the lead designer and programmer for the classic^[3] Dungeon Master series of computer games from San Diego studio FTL Games.^[2][4] He was the lead developer and technical director of FTL from 1984 until the company ceased operations in 1996.^{[citation needed]}

Game credits

• Lead programmer for the Atari ST version of SunDog: Frozen Legacy (1985)
• Lead developer for Dungeon Master (1987) (also did the X68000 port of Dungeon Master)
• Project manager and developer for Chaos Strikes Back (1989)
• Lead developer for Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep (1993)

Other commercial software

• Developed the Research Assistant module for the Encyclopædia Britannica CD (2000, 2001)

Bibliography

• 1997 Make Java fast: Optimize!, April, 1997; JavaWorld
• 1998 Java Game Programming for Dummies (with Wayne Holder), IDG Books; ISBN 0-7645-0168-2

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Bell, Doug. "Profile for Doug Bell". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1JMR8IXP4NX54/103-1814743-9231812. Retrieved 2008-06-17. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Bell, Doug. "Doug Bell's Biography". jGuru.com. http://www.jguru.com/guru/viewbio.jsp?EID=113602. Retrieved 2008-06-17. 
3. ^ Stahl, Edwin Robert (2002). "Exploring the Virtual Frontier: The Evolution of Narrative Form in Immersive Video Games" (pdf). St Louis University. pp. 45. http://gameapparent.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/Narrative_in%20Immersive-Video_Games.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 
4. ^ McFerran, Damien (2006). "The Making of Dungeon Master" (pdf). Issue 34. Retro Gamer Magazine. pp. 30–31. http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/upload/media/scans/retrogamer_dungeonmaster.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-19. 

External links

• Doug Bell at LinkedIn
• Doug Bell at MobyGames

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