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| occupation = Founder and CEO of [[Frontier Developments]], game designer, video game developer
| title = CEO of Frontier Developments
| relations = Married to Wendy Irvin-Braben (2014)▼
| nationality = British
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| children = 3
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'''David John Braben''', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire OBE], is a British game developer, game designer and game programmer. Braben is best known for creating the [[Elite series]]. He co-developed the original [[Elite]] with [[Ian Bell]] in 1984. He is the founder and CEO of [[Frontier Developments]] since January 1994. He's also a co-founder of and works as a trustee for the Raspberry Pi Foundation which in 2012 launched a low-cost computer for education.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Developments Wikipedia: Frontier Developments]</ref><ref name=":1" />▼
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▲'''David John Braben''', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire OBE], is a British game developer, game designer and game programmer. Braben is best known for creating the [[Elite series]]. He co-developed the original [[Elite]] with Ian Bell in 1984. He is the founder and CEO of [[Frontier Developments]] since January 1994. He's also a co-founder of and works as a trustee for the Raspberry Pi Foundation which in 2012 launched a low-cost computer for education.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Developments</ref><ref name=":1" />
▲Braben attended Buckhurst Hill County High School in Chigwell in Essex.<ref>https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/technology/2017/02/life-pi-0</ref> He studied Natural Sciences at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_College,_Cambridge Jesus College, Cambridge] and specialized in Electrical Science in his final year.<ref>http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/1050/david-braben/</ref> He is the recipient of three honorary doctorates from Abertay University (2013), The Open University (2014), and York University (15 July 2015).
Braben is a Fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. He sits on the BAFTA Games Board. Braben also chairs the Government Skillset board for approval of University courses.<ref name=":2">https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2015/events/honorary-graduates-july-2015/</ref>
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==== Development Legend Award ====
On 5 September 2005, Braben received the Development Legend Award at the
==== Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering ====
In 2012, Braben was elected as a
==== Tech Personality of the Year ====
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[[File:David-Braben-Honorary-Doctorate-Degree-From-Abertay-University.png|thumb|250px|David Braben receives honorary doctorate from Abertay University]]
In 2013, David Braben was awarded an honorary degree as Doctor of Technology from
[[File:Queen-Elizabeth-II-David-Braben-OBE-2014.png|thumb|250px|Queen Elizabeth II presents David Braben with his OBE]]
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==== Officer of the Order of the British Empire ====
Braben was appointed
[[File:David-Braben-OBE-Order-of-the-British-Empire-Award.png|thumb|250px|David Braben, OBE, Officer of the Order of the British Empire award]]
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In 2014, Braben received an honorary doctorate from The Open University.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-officers/FDEV</ref>
==== Pioneer,
In January 2015, he received the 2015 Pioneer,
==== BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award ====
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[[File:David-Braben-BAFTA-Academy-Fellowship-Award.png|thumb|250px|David Braben, BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award]]
At the
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Discussing the Fellowship, Harvey Elliott, Chairman of BAFTA’s Games Committee, said
Braben received a standing ovation when he took to the stage to be presented the award by fellow games industry legend Ian Livingstone. In his acceptance speech he suggested that the games industry is on the ''"cusp of a golden age"''.<ref name=":0" />
==== Honorary Doctorate ====
On 15 July 2015,
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== Games ==
This is a list of David Braben's games.<ref name=":1">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Braben Wikipedia: David Braben] </ref>
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|[https://rawg.io/games/tales-from-deep-space Tales From Deep Space]
|2014
|CEO & Founder
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Coaster Planet Coaster]
|2016
|CEO & Founder
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|''[https://jurassicworld-evolution.fandom.com/wiki/Jurassic_World_Evolution_Wiki Jurassic World Evolution]''
|2018
|CEO & Founder
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== Videos ==
<gallery>
File:Rules can be beautiful David Braben at TEDxAlbertopolis
File:Brits Who Made The Modern World - The Making of Elite
File:David Braben is awarded the BAFTA Games Fellowship in 2015
File:David Braben on the Making of Elite From Bedrooms to Billions Funstock.co.uk
File:David Braben A Life in Pixels
File:25 Years of Frontier Developments with David Braben - Develop-Brighton
File:Elite- Dangerous - Beta 2 Gameplay
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== See also ==
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/15od2s/i_am_david_braben_cocreator_of_elite_creator_of David Braben - reddit AMA (2013)]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/4l4f3c/ask_him_anything_david_braben_cocreator_of_elite/ David Braben - reddit AMA (May 26, 2016)]
== References ==
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[[Category:Frontier Developments]]
[[Category:Elite series]]
[[ru:Дэвид Брабен]]
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