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Public figure, Design, Education
Mike Pondsmith Silver
American game designer
Mike Pondsmith is an American game designer. Born 1954 in Santa Cruz. Associated with California Pacific Computer Company, University of California, Santa Cruz, R. Talsorian Games.
- Current organisations
- California Pacific Computer Company, University of California, Santa Cruz, R. Talsorian Games, Monolith Productions
- Function
- Design, Education
- Industries
- Information and communication
Common questions
- Who is Mike Pondsmith?
- Mike Pondsmith is an American game designer. Born 1954 in Santa Cruz. Associated with California Pacific Computer Company, University of California, Santa Cruz, R. Talsorian Games.
- What does Mike Pondsmith do?
- Mike Pondsmith is with at California Pacific Computer Company.
- Where did Mike Pondsmith study?
- Mike Pondsmith studied at University of California, Davis.
- What are Mike Pondsmith's skills?
- video game designer.
- When was Mike Pondsmith born?
- Mike Pondsmith was born on 1954-04-14 in Santa Cruz.
- What awards has Mike Pondsmith received?
- Origins Awards.
Career and education
SilverCareer
- California Pacific Computer Company now
- University of California, Santa Cruz now
- R. Talsorian Games now
- Microsoft 2000 to 2004
- DigiPen Institute of Technology 2010 to 2011
- Monolith Productions now
Education
Public life
Gold- Born
- 1954-04-14, Santa Cruz
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- graphic designer, teacher, role-playing game designer, video game designer
- Also known as
- Michael Alyn Pondsmith, Maximum Mike
Achievements
SilverAwards
- Origins Awards
Profile
- Expertise
- video game designer
What we have, and what we might have wrong
This page is assembled from the sources below. Each section carries its own grade. Gold 1 section Silver 2 sections
- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
- Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence
Last rebuilt 3 Oct 2026. We may be wrong: names get matched to the wrong record, people change jobs, companies change status. What gets seen and reported gets fixed. How grades work.