Ed Logg

George Edward "Ed" Logg (born 1948 in Seattle)[3] is a retired American arcade video game designer, first employed at Atari, Inc.[4] and later at Atari Games.

[3] He co-developed the video game Asteroids with Lyle Rains.

[7] Other games designed or co-designed by Logg include Centipede, Millipede, the Gauntlet series (with inspiration from John Palevich's Dandy), Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey and the home versions of the San Francisco Rush series.

[8][9] In 2011, Logg was awarded a Pioneer Award by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for being among those who "laid the foundations of the multi-billion dollar videogame industry.

"[3][10] Logg was listed at number 43 in IGN's top 100 game creators of all time.

Logg in 1999, standing next to a very rare "Gold Asteroids" cabinet at Atari