Fred Ford (programmer)
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Robert Frederick "Fred" Ford is a video game programmer and son of L. R. Ford, Jr..
Ford is best known for being the co-creator, together with Paul Reiche III, of the Star Control universe. Ford did the programming, while Reiche was responsible for the game design and fiction. Ford has also worked as the lead programmer on The Horde and Pandemonium.
Ford is currently the lead programmer of video game development company Toys for Bob.
On February 12, 2011, it was revealed that Toys for Bob has been working on Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, with Ford acting as CTO and Lead Programmer.