Greg Zeschuk

Zeschuk was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] Growing up, Zeschuk played many role-playing games, including Dungeons & Dragons, saying he felt they were "always the strongest experience." During his childhood, he spent one summer making games on his Apple computer with a group of his friends.[5]

Zeschuk attended the University of Alberta, studying medicine, where he met fellow medical students Ray Muzyka and Augustine Yip working on medical simulation programs.[8] During their residency, the first software they produced was called the Acid-Base Simulator. Zeschuk graduated in 1992,[9] and was appointed Research Associate in the Division of Studies in Medical Education along with Muzyka.[10] Zeschuk then spent two years training in both the USA and Canada. In 1994, he and Muzyka began working on a piece of medical simulator software called Gastroenterology Patient Simulator. While working on this, the team realised they were more passionate about video game development rather than medical software.[9] Zeschuck, Muzyka and Yip pooled together $100,000 and set out to make their first game.[8] BioWare was incorporated on 1 February 1995 in a small room in Zeschuk's basement.[10]

At the Game Developers Choice Awards, on March 27, 2013, Zeschuk received the Lifetime Achievement Award.[2]

On December 27, 2018, Zeschuk was appointed to the Order of Canada.[3]

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