Austin Grossman

Grossman in May 2013

Austin Seth Grossman (born June 26, 1969)^[1] is an American writer and game designer. He has contributed to the New York Times^[2] and to some video games.

Life

Grossman, born in Concord, Massachusetts, attended Harvard University and is currently a graduate student in English literature at the University of California, Berkeley.^[3] He is the twin brother of writer Lev Grossman and brother of sculptor Bathsheba Grossman, and the son of the poet Allen Grossman and the novelist Judith Grossman. Grossman is currently working at Arkane Studios

Grossman started his career in the game industry replying to a classified ad in The Boston Globe in May 1992 that led him to Looking Glass Studios. Since then, Grossman has worked with DreamWorks Interactive, Ion Storm of Austin and Crystal Dynamics.

He is the author of the novel Soon I Will Be Invincible, which was published by Pantheon Books in 2007.^[3] His second book, entitled YOU, debuted in April 2013.^[4]

Works

Books

• Soon I Will Be Invincible (2007)
• You: A Novel (March, 2013)^[5]

Short stories

• "Professor Incognito Apologizes: an Itemized List" in The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination (2013)

Games

• Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993)
• System Shock (1994)
• Flight Unlimited (1995)
• Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (1996)
• Jurassic Park: Trespasser (1998)
• Deus Ex (2000)
• Clive Barker's Undying (2001)
• Battle Realms (2001)
• Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004)
• Tomb Raider: Legend (2006)
• Frontlines: Fuel of War (2008)
• Dishonored (2012)

References

External links

• Profile of Austin Grossman from Wired.com
• "Star Spangled Schlemiel," New York Times editorial on death of Captain America
• 1998 Editorial on Interactivity and Content
• Short story, "Top Secret," at Granta
• Austin Grossman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Austin Grossman at Library of Congress Authorities, with 3 catalog records