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Scott Miller (entrepreneur)
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<p>Scott Miller (born 1961) is an American video game designer, programmer, and entrepreneur best known for founding <a href="/facts/Apogee_Software/QAgsGXx5">Apogee Software</a> (which later became 3D Realms) in 1987. Starting with the <i><a href="/facts/Kroz_(series)/50hLgg38">Kroz</a></i> series for <a href="/facts/MS-DOS/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS</a> from that year, Miller pioneered the concept of giving away the first game in a trilogy—distributed freely as shareware—with the opportunity to purchase the remaining two episodes. This method became the standard distribution method for Apogee. Competitors such as <a href="/facts/Epic_MegaGames/aoS4cGsK">Epic MegaGames</a> later adopted the same business model. </p>