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Developer Profile: Ole Herbjørnsen

Age of Conan lead designer, Ole Herbjørnsen, sat down with MMORPG.com to talk about both personal life and professional -- both which revolve around games.
 Here are some of the questions from MMORPG.com and the answers from Age of Conan lead designer Ole Herbjørnsen.

MMORPG.com: Tell us a little about your childhood. How did school and where you live influence your choice to join the video game community?

My first foray into the world of computer games started when my father was buying my sister and myself a Commodore 64 back in 1985/1986. He already had a PC at home for work, and since we occupied it, he came to the conclusion that everybody would be better off if we got a separate game console! 

MMORPG.com: Can you remember your first video game? How often did you play, what other games had an influence on you?

As I mentioned above I started playing video games back in 1985 on the C64. I played lots of different games and off the top of my head I can remember: Bozo the Clown, Blue Max, Defender of the Crown, Wiz Ball, Hunt the Bismarck and Carrier Command.

Back in those days I would typically play 4-5 hours per day. A friend of mine had a C128 with a floppy disc, and we would play lots of different games either head-to-head or in coop (like Wiz Ball). Since the graphics back then were pretty primitive (and took a turn for the worse when I transitioned to the 80086 IBM XT with CGA-graphics!), I prefer deep and involving gameplay over fancy graphics. My favorite genres are probably strategy, role-playing games and simulator games.

You can find the full interview here.