on Multi-Coloured Swap Shop , where they were asked by John Craven when they were going write a "proper book". Fighting Fantasy also became viewed by some religious groups as the work of the devil. One concerned mother called her local radio station to claim she had found her son levitating whilst reading Fighting Fantasy (which did the sales of the game books no end of good, as for 1.50 you could perhaps learn to fly). However, what some people forget is that Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson formed Games Workshop. Unable to afford both an office as well as somewhere to live, Ian and Steve chose to forego somewhere to live. Instead, they lived in a camper-van for three months, joining a squash club so they could use the facilities to clean themselves up in the morning (a consequence of which is that Ian became really good at squash). Ian later joined the software house Domark, which became Eidos, before being acquired by Square Enix. With Eidos, he is possibly most famous for the hugely popular Tomb Raider franchise. In recognition of his contributions to the interactive entertainment industry, Ian Livingstone was honoured with an OBE in 2006. As part of Sheffield's "Off The Shelf" writing festival, Ian Livingstone agreed to give a talk at the Showroom Cinema about his career in interactive entertainment, and about how he and Steve Jackson created the Fighting Fantasy game books. Go to Part 1 Part 1: In the beginning. OneMetal How you