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Derek Smart
Derek K. Smart is the president and lead developer of 3000AD, Inc., an independent game development company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In addition he is the president of and investor in the development company Quest Online.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Quest Online Corporate information )〕 Smart is an independent video game designer and software developer, and the creator of several video game series. He is as known for his online presence as he is for the games that he makes.
==Work==
Through his 3000AD company, Smart has developed a total of sixteen games to date,〔(Games Portfolio )〕 across his various franchise properties; most of which are derivative works. Through his Quest Online company, he also worked on the completion of the MMO ''Alganon'' as well as that game's expansion pack, ''Rise of the Ourobani''.〔(Alganon - Rise Of The Ourobani )〕 In 2008, Smart's 3000AD company has entered a partnership with GamersGate, covering the digital distribution of the ''Universal Combat'' series as well as upcoming releases planned by 3000AD, Inc.
Derek Smart is a board member of the Miami chapter of the International Game Developers Association.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IGDA Miami — Chapter Meeting: June 2002 )〕 He has worked with various publishers over the years, including industry powerhouse Take 2 Interactive, which released his first game ''Battlecruiser 3000AD'' in 1996 and which was listed in their SEC filing when they went public in 1997.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1997 Take 2 SEC filing )〕 Prior to the release Smart and Take 2 were involved in a dispute over the premature release of the game. The matter was later settled out of court.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1997 3000AD and Take 2 settle differences )〕 Smart also signed a deal with DC Comics in which several comics have been created for his ''Line of Defense'' games.〔(Line Of Defense Comic Issue 1 )〕〔(Line Of Defense Comic Issue 2 )〕〔(Line Of Defense Comic Issue 3 )〕 A comic for ''Alganon'' was also released.〔(Alganon - Fall Of The Ourobani comic )〕
Smart was reported to be seeking to license the ''FreeSpace'' game Intellectual Property (IP) to develop a game based on the popular space-sim previously published by Interplay.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rumor Control: $179 DS in November and $29.99 GameCube games — PC News at GameSpot )〕 This sparked a controversy between Smart and ''FreeSpace'' fans. GameSpot reported that "Following Bethesda Softworks' acquisition of the ''Fallout'' license earlier this week, word spread that cash-strapped publisher Interplay is having a franchise fire sale."〔 In 2007, Smart stated why he decided to stop pursuing the license and instead start a new ''Galactic Command'' franchise.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=All Games Radio — Derek Smart interview ) 〕 In a 2015 interview, he again explained what had happened and why he chose to stop pursuing the license.
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