computer game designer
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and
entrepreneur
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known for developing ''
Titan Quest
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'' and the ''
Age of Empires
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Ensemble Studios
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''. Sullivan won the 1998 Computer Game Developers Association (GDC) Spotlight Award for Achievement in Game Design for his work on ''
Age of Empires
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''.
In addition to his work in the video game industry, Sullivan has also worked as a professor at
Northeastern University
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, teaching a number of design courses.
Sullivan graduated from
Carnegie Mellon University
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MobyGames
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