- Austin Grossman
Austin Grossman is a writer and game designer who has contributed to the "
New York Times " and a number of importantvideo games .He is the author of the novel "
Soon I Will Be Invincible " (Pantheon, 2007). The novel is a homage to comic books, featuring a mad genius supervillain, Doctor Impossible, who suffers from "Malign Hypercognition Disorder" ("evil genius" syndrome). Impossible battles a team of superheroes, including an ultra-strong and self-conscious cyborg called Fatale. Instead of focusing on just action, Grossman also looks at the awkward loneliness suffered by heroes and villains who don't fit into human society -- and whose super-powered bodies are often their greatest sources of suffering.Grossman started his career in the game industry replying to a classified ad in the "
The Boston Globe " in May 1992 that led him toLooking Glass Studios . Since then, Grossman has worked with the following companies: Dreamworks Interactive, Ion Storm of Austin,Crystal Dynamics , including work on the "" game.Grossman attended
Harvard University and is currently a graduate student in English literature at theUniversity of California, Berkeley . He is the twin brother of writerLev Grossman and brother of sculptorBathsheba Grossman , and the son of the poetAllen Grossman and the novelist Judith Grossman.Works
Books
* "
Soon I Will Be Invincible "Games
* ""
* ""
* "Clive Barker's Undying "
* "Deus Ex "
* "Battle Realms "
* ""
* ""
* "Flight Unlimited "
* "System Shock "
* ""External links
* [http://www.wired.com/culture/art/news/2007/06/austin_grossman Profile of Austin Grossman from Wired.com]
* [http://www.sooniwillbeinvincible.com/ "Soon I Will Be Invincible" Official Website]
* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20D14F934550C748DDDAA0894DF404482 "Star Spangled Schlemiel,"] "New York Times" editorial on death of Captain America
* [http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.8/guest/ 1998 Editorial on Interactivity and Content]
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