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People
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Biographical profile / article
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Summary
This document is a biographical profile of game designer Will Wright, stamped with a House Oversight document number (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017566). It details his career history with Maxis and EA, his educational philosophy regarding gaming, his participation in the 1980 U.S. Express race, and his interest in robotics and Soviet space memorabilia. The text covers his activities through October 2011, including joining the board of Linden Lab.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Will Wright | Subject |
Game designer, founder of Maxis, subject of the biography.
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| Rick Doherty | Co-driver/Organizer |
Participated in the U.S. Express race with Will Wright in 1980.
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| Cassidy | Daughter |
Helped design BattleBots, specifically 'Kitty Puff Puff'.
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| Mr. T | Game Character |
Mentioned as a character Will Wright teams up with in a video game.
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Organizations (13)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Maxis |
Studio founded by Wright, left in 2009.
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| Electronic Arts |
Owner of Maxis.
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| Linden Lab |
Creators of Second Life; Wright joined Board of Directors in Oct 2011.
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| Stupid Fun Club |
Robotics workshop and Wright's first post-E.A. venture.
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| Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences |
Inducted Wright into Hall of Fame in 2002.
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| British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Awarded Wright a fellowship in 2007.
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| Current TV |
Announced show produced by Wright in 2010.
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| Entertainment Weekly |
Publication mentioned.
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| Time |
Publication mentioned.
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| PC Gamer |
Publication mentioned.
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| Discover |
Publication mentioned.
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| GameSpy |
Publication mentioned.
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| PC Magazine |
Awarded Wright Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.
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Timeline (6 events)
Locations (4)
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Start point of U.S. Express race.
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End point of U.S. Express race.
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Location of Wright's home.
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Location of Stupid Fun Club robotics workshop.
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Relationships (2)
In 1980, along with co-driver and race organizer Rick Doherty, Wright participated in the U.S. Express
One of Wright’s bots, designed with the help of Wright’s daughter Cassidy
Key Quotes (3)
"The problem with our education system is we’ve taken this kind of narrow, reductionist, Aristotelian approach to what learning is."Source
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Quote #1
"I’m uncollecting. I buy collections on eBay, and I disperse them out to people again."Source
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Quote #2
"We build these robots and we take them down to Berkeley and study the interactions that people have with the robots"Source
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Quote #3
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