13 October 2007

Will Wright will be named a BAFTA Fellow

Game designer Will Wright (watch his TEDTalk) will become a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) this month -- one of only 67 ever named, and the first video game designer, reports Variety. A few other BAFTA Fellows: Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Elizabeth Taylor ...

Since 2006, BAFTA -- essentially the UK equivalent of the American Oscars and Emmies combined -- has been honoring video games on an equal footing with film and television, even down to having a glossy award show. Becoming the "third arm" of BAFTA (which may explain Will's appearance in his TEDTalk) is a significant step for an expanding industry full of innovative minds. This year's nominated games can be seen on the BAFTA site; the awards will be given on October 23.

Technorati tags: Will Wright

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://blog.ted.com/cgi-bin/mte/mt-tb.cgi/3175

Discuss Blog Post

TEDBlog Reader – October 22 2007

Awesome and well deserved. I just wrote an article about how wonderful Will Wright's programs are on my blog and included the TED link for the demonstration of his newest edition; Spore. He is such a wonderful innovator of GOOD computer games for adults and children. Thanks you Will Wright!
http://kidscomputergamesrecommendations.blogspot.com/2007/10/simm-games-great-for-kids-and-adults.html
Jenny