Michael Hartman

Michael Hartman manages the team and runs the company. Basically, he keeps the lights on. He created Frogdice’s first game, Threshold RPG, while he was attending University of Georgia Law School. Not only did it get the company going, but it is also where he met his wife.

When he decided to start a video game company instead of being a lawyer, most people thought he was crazy. Well, he is crazy, but not for that reason. What he loves most about his job is bringing fun and happiness to people on a daily basis, and being able to employ people with the same dream.

The largest contribution to the video game industry is arguably the invention of the Free-to-Play (F2P) business model. His first F2P games were created in 1991 for Legends and Illusions on BBSes (Bulletin Board Systems – the precursor to the internet). These “door games” looked and played similar to MUDs. Development of Threshold RPG began in 1993 and launched to the public in 1996. It is the first known F2P game on the internet.