Will Wright

American video game designer Will Wright co-founded the game-development company Maxis along with Jeff Braun. He developed the Sims series: Sim City, The Sims and The Sims 2. One of his more recent games, Spore, took seven years to create.^{1 2}

Fast Facts

1. Designed: SimCity, The Sims, The Sims 2 and Spore¹
2. Spent 7 years developing Spore¹
3. Lost his father early in life²
4. First game: Raid on Bungeling Bay for Broderbund²
5. Raid on Bungeling Bay inspired SimCity²
6. Founded Maxis with Jeff Braun²

Quotes

• "The positive aspects of gaming (include) creativity, community, self-esteem (and) problem-solving."—Will Wright³
• "Games usually start at a well-defined state and end when a specific state is reached. Players navigate this possibility space by their choices and actions; every player's path is unique."—Will Wright³
• "He comes up with the craziest idea you’ve ever heard, and when he’s finished explaining it to you the world looks crazy—he’s the only sane person in it"—Jeff Braun, former business partner⁴

Top 10 Spore Pages

1. Spore cheats and unlockables
2. Spore Achievements list
3. Spore eastereggs
4. Spore FAQ
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5. Spore Epic creatures - videos and takedowns
6. Spore Consequence Abilities listed
7. Spore Space stage badge list
8. Spore Earth planet
9. Spore Center of the Galaxy
10. Spore wallpaper and backgrounds

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