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How Videogames Changed The World
{{Infobox television , image = How Videogames Changed the World.png , genre = Entertainment , writer = Charlie BrookerMatt LeesJon BlythCara Ellison , presenter = Charlie Brooker , theme_music_composer = Jonathan Dunn , opentheme = ''Robocop'' theme , endtheme = ''Robocop'' theme , country = United Kingdom , language = English , runtime = 97 minutes , company = Zeppotron , distributor = Endemol UK , picture_format = 16:9 , channel = Channel 4 , first_aired = {{Start date, 2013, 11 ''How Videogames Changed the World'' is a one-off television special by Charlie Brooker which was aired on Channel 4 in November 2013. The show examines the 25 most significant video games according to Brooker, and through that, covers the history of the medium and its impact on wider culture. Pundits featured * Jonathan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention. Although people's attention is held by different things because individuals have different preferences, most forms of entertainment are recognisable and familiar. Storytelling, music, drama, dance, and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures and were supported in royal courts and developed into sophisticated forms, over time becoming available to all citizens. The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products. Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale, ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre-recorded p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Whitta
Gary Leslie Whitta (born 21 July 1972) is an English screenwriter, author, game designer, and video game journalist. He was editor-in-chief of both the UK and US editions of ''PC Gamer'' magazine and contributor to gaming magazine ''ACE''. Whitta was the screenwriter of ''The Book of Eli'' (2010), co-wrote ''After Earth'' (2013) with M. Night Shyamalan, and co-developed the story for ''Rogue One'' (2016). Career Whitta began his career as a writer and games journalist for ''ACE'' magazine. When ''ACE'' closed down in 1992, he became deputy editor of '' The One for Amiga Games'' and was involved with founding the original ''PC Gamer'' magazine in the UK. He subsequently served as the editor of Total Football. A few years later, he moved to the United States to become editor-in-chief of the newer, US version, of ''PC Gamer''. Magazine publishing Besides his involvement setting up ''PC Gamer'', Whitta has a long history of involvement with print and online magazines of all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed ''Noughts and Crosses'' series uses the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism. Blackman has been the recipient of many honours for her work including, most recently, the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize. Early life Malorie Blackman was born in Clapham, London, and grew up in Bromley, one of five siblings. Her parents were both from Barbados and had come to Britain as part of the "Windrush generation"; her father was a bus driver and her mother worked in a pyjama factory. At school, Malorie wanted to be an English teacher, but she grew up to become a systems programmer instead. She earned an HNC at Thames Polytechnic and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. Author B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Wright (game Designer)
William Ralph Wright (born January 20, 1960) is an American video game designer and co-founder of the former game development company Maxis, and then part of Electronic Arts (EA). In April 2009, he left EA to run Stupid Fun Club Camp, an entertainment think tank in which Wright and EA are principal shareholders. The first computer game Wright designed was '' Raid on Bungeling Bay'' in 1984, but it was ''SimCity'' that brought him to prominence. The game was released by Maxis, a company Wright formed with Jeff Braun, and he built upon the game's theme of computer simulation with numerous other titles including ''SimEarth'' and ''SimAnt''. Wright's greatest success to date comes from being the original designer for ''The Sims''. The game spawned multiple sequels, including ''The Sims 2'', '' The Sims 3'', and ''The Sims 4'' and expansion packs, and Wright has earned many awards for his work. His latest work, ''Spore'', was released in September 2008 and features gameplay based up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhianna Pratchett
Rhianna Pratchett (born 30 December 1976) is an English video game writer and journalist. She has worked on ''Heavenly Sword'' (2007), ''Overlord'' (2007), ''Mirror's Edge'' (2008) and ''Tomb Raider'' (2013) and its follow up, ''Rise of the Tomb Raider'' (2015), among others. She is the daughter of fantasy writer Terry Pratchett. Career Rhianna Pratchett studied journalism at the London College of Printing and following graduation began writing for ''Minx'' magazine, where her first games reviews were published. She moved to the long running ''PC Zone'' magazine as an editorial assistant, staff writer, eventually becoming a section editor. She wrote for many other publications including ''The Guardian''. Pratchett moved into script writing and narrative design in 2002, with '' Beyond Divinity'', produced by Larian Studios in Belgium. She also wrote a novella to accompany the game. In 2007, her work on ''Heavenly Sword'' was nominated for a BAFTA and a year later she won a Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Romero
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Susan Calman
Susan Grace Calman (born 6 November 1974) is a Scottish comedian, television presenter, writer and panellist on a number of BBC Radio 4 shows including ''The News Quiz'' and ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''. She has written and starred in two series of her radio sitcom ''Sisters'', two series of stand-up show ''Susan Calman is Convicted'' and a series of stand-up show ''Keep Calman Carry On'', all on BBC Radio 4. She was one of the relief presenters for Fred MacAulay on his BBC Radio Scotland show ''MacAulay and Co'' which ran until March 2015. Other television work includes playing ‘Miss Adventure’ in the second season of the CBBC show School of Silence. She has also presented the CBBC programme ''Extreme School'' and providing the comic voiceover on the CBBC series ''Disaster Chefs''. She is a team captain on the BBC Northern Ireland comedy panel show ''Bad Language''. She has presented the children's game show on CBBC, ''Top Class'', quiz show '' The Lie'' on STV, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Gilbert
Ron Gilbert (born January 1, 1964) is an American video game designer, video-game designer, video game programmer, programmer, and video game producer, producer. His games are generally focused on interactive story-telling, and he is arguably best known for his work on several LucasArts adventure games, including ''Maniac Mansion'' and the first two ''Monkey Island (series), Monkey Island'' games. While a student in 1983, he co-wrote Graphics BASIC and he then worked on action games for HESware, which went out of business. He afterwards joined Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts), and was given the opportunity to develop his own games. He invented SCUMM, a technology used in many subsequent games. After leaving LucasArts, Gilbert co-founded the children's gaming company Humongous Entertainment in 1992 and its sister company Cavedog Entertainment in 1995, where he produced games such as ''Total Annihilation'' for adults. He cofounded Hulabee Entertainment with Shelley Day, releasing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Druckmann
Neil Druckmann ( he, ניל דרוקמן; born December 5, 1978) is an Israeli-American writer, creative director, designer, and programmer who has been co-president (alongside Evan Wells) of the video game developer Naughty Dog since 2020. He is best known for his work on the Naughty Dog game franchises ''Uncharted'' and ''The Last of Us'', having created the latter. Druckmann's first video game work came as an intern at Naughty Dog. In 2004, he became a programmer on ''Jak 3'' (2004) and '' Jak X: Combat Racing'' (2005), before becoming a designer for '' Uncharted: Drake's Fortune'' (2007). He was co-lead game designer for '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' (2009), which he co-wrote with Amy Hennig and Josh Scherr; the narrative was praised and received several accolades. He has also written comics, including the motion comic '' Uncharted: Eye of Indra'' (2009) and the graphic novels '' A Second Chance at Sarah'' (2010) and '' The Last of Us: American Dreams'' (2013). Druckman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Schafer
Timothy John Schafer (born July 26, 1967) is an American video game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in July 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts. Schafer is best known as the designer of critically acclaimed games '' Full Throttle'', ''Grim Fandango'', ''Psychonauts'', ''Brütal Legend'' and ''Broken Age'', co-designer of ''Day of the Tentacle'', and assistant designer on ''The Secret of Monkey Island'' and '' Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge''. He is well known in the video game industry for his storytelling and comedic writing style, and has been given both a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Game Developers Choice Awards, and a BAFTA Fellowship for his contributions to the industry. Career College and LucasArts (1989–2000) Tim Schafer was born on July 26, 1967 in Sonoma, California, the youngest of five children. His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse. While studying computer science at UC Berkeley, Schafer became interested in wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Donaldson
Peter Donaldson (born 30 April 1981) is an English podcaster and radio presenter. He featured on the Danny Wallace Saturday show on Xfm, and the Alex Zane breakfast show and is currently one of the presenters on The Football Ramble, Wrestle Me and The Luke and Pete Show podcasts. Donaldson has cohosted the Abroad in Japan podcast with Chris Broad since 2018. Career Donaldson moved to London in 2003 after studying Multimedia Media Design at University. After working as a graphic designer for three years, he gained work experience, and in turn full employment, on ''The Lauren Laverne Breakfast Show'' in 2006. He later worked as co-presenter of the ''Alex Zane Breakfast Show'' - also on Xfm. As a radio producer, Donaldson produced shows for the likes of Adam and Joe and Danny Wallace. In 2009 Donaldson could be found presenting solo on Early Breakfast on Xfm from 1am-11pm Monday–Sunday. He also moved from being a producer on the Football Ramble podcast to a full-time ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Day
Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979) is an American actress, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator and star of the web series '' The Guild'' (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also wrote and starred in the ''Dragon Age'' web series '' Dragon Age: Redemption'' (2011). She is a founder of the online media company Geek & Sundry, best known for hosting the show ''Critical Role'' between 2015 and 2019. Day was a member of the board of directors of the International Academy of Web Television beginning December 2009 until the end of July 2012. On television, Day has played Vi in the series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2003) and Dr. Holly Marten in ''Eureka'' (2011), and had a recurring role as Charlie Bradbury on ''Supernatural'' (2012–2015, 2018–2020). She has also acted in movies such as ''Bring It On Again'' (2004), as well as the Internet musical ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' (2008). In April 2017, she began appearing as Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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