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'''Ian Colin Graham Bell''' is a British game programmer, game designer and game producer. He is best known for co-developing the original [[Elite]] with [[David Braben]] in 1984.<ref name=":0">[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/18/features.weekend The Guardian: Masters of their universe]</ref><br />
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Ian Bell was born on born 31 October 1962 in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield,_Hertfordshire Hatfield, Hertfordshire]. He attended St Albans School and studied at Jesus College, Cambridge.<ref name=":0" /> Initially he specialized in pure mathematics and finally optimisation techniques.<ref name=":1">[http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/him/index.htm Ian C G Bell's Home Page: About me]</ref> He graduating with a 1st class honors degree in Mathematics (MA) in 1985, and a Cambridge Diploma in Computer Science in 1986.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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While at Jesus College, Cambridge, Ian Bell wrote the computer game Free Fall.<ref name=":1" /> Bell was already working on a video game before meeting David Braben in Cambridge. Braben wanted to do something with 3D graphics on the BBC Micro so they collaborated and created [[Elite]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJlxHeUZ_bQ YouTube: David Braben | A Life in Pixels]<br />
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After the commercial success of Elite he became a hobbyist programmer and studied martial arts.<ref name=":1" /> He's specialized in algorithm design and programming in C/C++ and Assembly (6502, ARM, Intel).<ref name=":1" /> Bell also worked as a Senior Software Engineer for Autodesk. He went on to live in rural [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Anglia East Anglia], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom].<br />
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== Previous Work ==<br />
[[File:David-Braben-Ian-Bell-Elite.png|thumb|200px|David Braben and Ian Bell are the creators of Elite in 1984]]Ian Bell's previous work is Machine control and Finite Element Analysis programing for Malaysian Rubber Producers Research Association. Freelance game design and programming (notably "Elite"). Conversions of Elite to a variety of 6502 platforms. Co-development of PC voxel-based character animation system for Revolution Software. Development water, fire and smoke effects for Sony Playstation for Pterodactyl Software. Independent development of procedural ray stepping techniques.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Favourites ==<br />
* '''Movies''': Aliens, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Brazil, Chinese Ghost Story #1 and #2, Local Hero, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Withnail & I.<ref name=":1" /> <br />
* '''Director:''' Terry Gilliam.<ref name=":1" /><br />
* '''Composers:''' J.S. Bach and Carlo Gesualdo.<ref name=":1" /><br />
* '''Books:''' "Storming Heaven" by Jay Stevens; "The Cosmic Serpent" by Jeremy Narby.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Elite series]]<br />
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