Christopher Ragusa lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, son and two dogs. He has managed to accumulate 15 years of online gaming as well and has recently committed to assisting with the content development of Batmud. An avid mudder, his heart still lies in the realm of paper and dice D&D; adventures. BatMUD, a free multiuser game on the Internet, was opened to the public in April 1990. During its 15 year journey, the game has had tens of thousands of players and hundreds of developers from all corners of the world. BatMUD is a registered trademark of Balanced Alternative Techniques Ry, a Finnish non-profit organization.