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I Disagree With Will Wright…

I respect Will Wright. He is one of the first game developers to really be a “game designer,” helping form the foundation of what I do for a living today. The games he contributed to were really formative to me, especially SimCity, which I actually used as a class project in middle school, doing a paper on efficient city planning. I have had the opportunity to meet Will Wright at GDC a few times, even sharing a smoke with him. One cool dude.


Will Wright: YouTube Is The Collective Dreams Of A World

Will Wright: Game designer, Montessori adherent, Robot Wars Champion… YouTube Curator?


Will Wright Puts You In Control Of His Television Show

The Sims creator Will Wright plunges into the world of television with a new 30-minute episodic series called Bar Karma, fuelled by the creative power of its audience.


See What The Industry Thinks With Game Theory

A new video game show and online magazine announced today offers a look into the minds of the video game industry.


Will Wright Tells Morgan Freeman About Gods & Sims

Morgan Freeman’s “Through the Wormhole” show on the Science Channel had an interesting guest a few weeks back: Sims creator Will Wright, who was there to talk about video game games, and gods.


The Military And The Art Of War Gaming As Explained By The Creator Of SimCity

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Earlier this year, Will Wright spoke to a gathering of military and Department of Defence personnel about the intersection of commercial gaming and military gaming at Gametech 2010.


Beta Invitations Going Out For Sims Creator’s Television Project

Emails sent by famed designer Will Wright’s Stupid Fun Club are now inviting members to participate in his experimental television project, which will engage viewers in the creation of the show’s storylines.


Sims Creator Working On TV Show

Will Wright, creator of The Sims and SimCity, hasn’t worked on a video game since 2008′s Spore. What’s he been keeping busy with in the meantime? How about making a TV show.


Is The Best Way To Play Games The Subversive Way?

From the moment I broke Mario through the ceiling of Super Mario Bros World 1-2 to bypass the next few levels of that game, I’ve assumed an essential part of playing video games is being subversive.


The Will Wright Tapes: Infant Borg, M&M Death Match, Drug Dealers

Will Wright popped up on the last talk of the last day of the Game Developers Conference to deliver a classic Wright mind-blowing talk on, well, everything.


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