Will Wright - The Games Master

The New Yorker has a profile up of Will Wright, referring to the designer as 'The Games Master'. The lengthy article delves into Wright's past, and deals with the enormous venture that Wright has undertaken with the now much-hyped Spore. From the article: "At a certain point in the performance, the crazy ambition of Spore became clear: Wright was proposing to simulate the limitless possibility of life itself. The simulation falls between Darwinism and intelligent design, into new conceptual territory. Wright had worked out the algorithm for life, as described by the philosopher Daniel C. Dennett, in 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea.'" Mr. Dennett's book is well worth checking out, if you're interested in evolutionary thought.

Dennet Links

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Wright had worked out the algorithm for life, as described by the philosopher Daniel C. Dennett, in 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea.'" Mr. Dennett's book is well worth checking out, if you're interested in evolutionary thought.

For your perusal: (Guessing the editors couldn't pick just one)

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin's_Dangerous_Id ea [wikipedia.org]

Video Pesentation at TED
http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key =d_dennett&gclid=CJvOo4LXo4gCFR4IUAodOhKBVQ&flashE nabled=1 [ted.com]

Book
http://www.amazon.com/Darwins-Dangerous-Idea-Evolu tion-Meanings/dp/068482471X [amazon.com]

HomePage
http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/~ddennett.htm [tufts.edu]