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Geeks Mourn the Loss of D&D Creator Gary Gygax Adam Rogers talks about his recent New York Times op-ed, "Geek Love," in which he remembers Gary Gygax, creator of the game Dungeons & Dragons. He writes, "Mr. Gygax's game allowed geeks to venture out of our dungeons, blinking against the light, just in time to create the present age of electronic miracles."
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Adam Rogers, senior editor of Wired magazine, talks about his recent op-ed, "Geek Love," in which he remembers Gary Gygax, creator of the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons.

He writes, "Mr. Gygax's game allowed geeks to venture out of our dungeons, blinking against the light, just in time to create the present age of electronic miracles."

Rogers' op-ed appeared Monday in The New York Times.