<s>
Koster	O
is	O
widely	O
recognized	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
creative	O
director	O
behind	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2006	O
until	O
2013	O
he	O
worked	O
as	O
the	O
founder	O
and	O
president	O
of	O
Metaplace	B-Language
(	O
previously	O
operating	O
as	O
Areae	B-Application
and	O
acquired	O
by	O
social	O
gaming	O
company	O
Playdom	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
in	O
turn	O
acquired	O
by	O
Disney	O
)	O
producing	O
a	O
Facebook	O
game	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
he	O
became	O
involved	O
with	O
MUDs	B-Application
as	O
a	O
developer	O
of	O
Worlds	O
of	O
Carnage	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
1994	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
implementor	O
of	O
LegendMUD	B-Protocol
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Ptah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
played	O
MUME	B-Protocol
for	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
he	O
received	O
a	O
Master	O
of	O
Fine	O
Arts	O
in	O
Poetry	O
from	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Alabama	O
in	O
Tuscaloosa	O
,	O
Alabama	O
,	O
and	O
joined	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koster	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
Online	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Live	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unannounced	O
and	O
cancelled	O
title	O
until	O
2000	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
joined	O
Verant	O
Interactive	O
in	O
Austin	O
as	O
the	O
creative	O
director	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
Koster	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Metaplace	B-Language
which	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
social	O
gaming	O
platform	O
for	O
Facebook	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
