Scott Hartsman is a veteran game developer and executive whose career spans nearly four decades of online worlds and MMORPGs. Beginning in the era of text-based MUDs in the 1980s, Scott went on to hold key leadership roles on landmark online games including EverQuest, EverQuest II, RIFT, Trove, and ArcheAge. He served as Technical Director on EverQuest and EverQuest II before becoming Executive Producer and later CEO at Trion Worlds, where he helped lead the launch and live operation of some of the most ambitious MMOs of the modern era. Beyond shipping large-scale online games, Scott has become one of the industry’s most respected voices on live service development, studio leadership, and the future of online worlds. Over the years he has advised and invested in multiple game studios and platforms, including Sony Interactive Entertainment, NCSOFT West, Playable Worlds, and a range of emerging MMO and live game startups. Known for his deep understanding of player communities, live operations, and MMO design philosophy, Scott continues to shape conversations around the evolution of massively multiplayer games and the future of virtual worlds.https://www.linkedin.com/in/hartsman/