Douglas Kaufman

Developer BIO

Doug has been a professional game designer for 21 years and brings a wealth of practical and instinctual knowledge to the Big Huge Games design staff. He's proven his ability to know what makes a compelling gaming experience, and will play a key role in making sure Big Huge's games will be as fun as they are realistic and visually stunning.

Doug published his first game, Ace of Aces, with Al Leonardi while he was still in college getting his bachelor's degree in General Dramatics. From there he went to New York to make his way as an actor, but ended up finding his true calling working as a designer for West End Games. At West End he designed or developed such board and role-playing games as Star Wars: Star Warriors, Arabian Nights, Kings & Things, and Paranoia.

From there he moved to Microprose Software, where he designed or helped design Command HQ, Darklands, Dragonsphere, Colonization and Civilization II. The latter three titles were designed with Brian Reynolds, with whom both agree there is a special synergy—and the success of the games they've produced together provides compelling evidence for this feeling.

Doug then spent three years as Programming Manager for the Games Channel at America Online, learning the do's and don'ts of online gaming; he did freelance design work for Firaxis on Alpha Centauri during that time which led to his coming to Firaxis, where he helped design Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire and Sid Meier's Antietam. Now he's looking forward to working with Brian and the whole Big Huge team, designing state-of-the-art, cutting edge games never before conceived of in the history of man.

[Source: Big Huge Games Web Site]

Also Known As

• Douglas Caspian-Kaufman
• Doug Kaufman
• Doug Caspian-Kaufman

Websites

• IMDb -- Douglas Kaufman at IMDb

Games Credited

Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (2007), Microsoft Game Studios
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (2006), Microsoft Game Studios
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (2006), Microsoft Game Studios
Rise of Nations (Gold Edition) (2004), Microsoft
Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots (2004), Microsoft Game Studios
Rise of Nations (2003), Microsoft Game Studios
Civilization II (Multiplayer Gold Edition) (1999), MacSoft
Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire (1999), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Sid Meier's Antietam! (1998), Electronic Arts, Inc.
Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996), MicroProse Software, Inc.
SpaceKids (1996), MicroProse Software, Inc.
This Means War! (1996), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Machiavelli the Prince (1995), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Sid Meier's CivNet (1995), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Zone Raiders (1995), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
Dragonsphere (1994), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Master of Magic (1994), MicroProse Ltd.
Sid Meier's Colonization (1994), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Return of the Phantom (1993), MicroProse Software, Inc.
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies (1992), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Darklands (1992), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender (1992), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Task Force 1942 (1992), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Command H.Q. (1990), Microplay Software
Knights of the Sky (1990), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Sharkey's 3D Pool (1990), Microplay Software