Will Wright created SimCity. Will Wright did not work on the digital clusterfuck that was is the 2013 version of SimCity, though, so what did he think of the game?
The Sims Creator's Latest Idea Isn't Going so Well
Will Wright is most famous for his work on SimCity and The Sims. His latest venture, though, doesn't seem to be going so well. VentureBeat reports that Hive Mind, his new social gaming startup
Chiptunes, Schmiptunes: Embracing The Human Side of Video Game Audio
We're living in something of a golden age of chiptune music. The last five or so years have seen a popularity explosion for the classic electronic sounds that most gamers associate with the games of their youths.
The bleeps, bloops, and grinds of chiptune music have evolved from a technical necessity to an aesthetic…
Sims Creator Will Wright Reveals Hivemind, His Next Big Game Powered…
It looks like Will Wright might be going from manipulating tiny fake people to manipulating normal-sized real ones. VentureBeat's got news of Hivemind, Wright's experimental foray into what he's calling personal gaming. As he describes it, the engines and/or algorithms that power Hivemind will learn and track events…
Will Wright's Business Cards Are Money
I've seen some cool business cards in my time—I remember that at my first GDC, I practically had a Patrick Bateman-style existential crisis over how inferior my own cards were at the time.
The Real Story Behind Sim City's Arcologies
Despite the fact they only appeared in one game (Sim City 2000), arcologies remain an iconic symbol of the Sim City series. But just what the hell are they?
See The Sims Creator Will Wright Deliver A Dizzying, Fascinating Talk…
If you've ever seen Will Wright, the big brain behind games like The Sims, Spore and SimCity, deliver one of his humorous, hypnotizing talks, you're probably going to want to settle in and watch this one too. If you've never had the good fortune to be assaulted by Will Wright's smarts, well, you're in luck.
Will Wright's New Company Not Recognized By E3?
According to Will Wright (SimCity, The Sims, etc.), his new company, Stupid Fun Club, doesn't seem to be recognized by the E3 game expo. Wright tweets, "So apparently the E3 folks decided my new company (The Stupid Fun Club) isn't in the electronic entertainment industry...." Wright says E3 is refusing to let his art…
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 …
