Ed Logg

George Edward "Ed" Logg (born 1948 in Seattle) is a retired American arcade video game designer, first employed at Atari, Inc. and later at Atari Games. He currently resides in Los Altos, California.
Career.
Logg was impressed with the Atari 2600 (then known as "Atari Video Computer System") and joined Atari's coin-op division and worked on "Dirt Bike", which was never released due to an unsuccessful field test. He developed "Super Breakout" after hearing that Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari, wanted "Breakout" updated. He co-developed the video game "Asteroids" with Lyle Rains. 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 "" series.
Legacy.
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." Logg was listed at number 43 in "IGN" top 100 game creators of all time.