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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" /> | '''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 was educated a Jesus College, Cambridge. He | Braben was educated a Jesus College, Cambridge. He has 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> | |||
David Braben is a leading figure in the computer games industry, one of the most influential computer game programmers of all time<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/10573763/The-godfather-of-video-games-looks-to-a-new-Frontier.html</ref> and a radical innovator in game design. The sprawling open-world game-play and classic science-fiction setting of [[Elite]] made it a cult hit in the 1980s. He also made [[Frontier: Elite II]] in 1993, [[Frontier: First Encounters]] in 1995 and is the director of [[Elite: Dangerous]] since 2014. The success of the original [[Elite]] helped to create the UK games industry, which now has an annual turnover of £3 billion (2015).<ref name=":2" /> | David Braben is a leading figure in the computer games industry, one of the most influential computer game programmers of all time<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/10573763/The-godfather-of-video-games-looks-to-a-new-Frontier.html</ref> and a radical innovator in game design. The sprawling open-world game-play and classic science-fiction setting of [[Elite]] made it a cult hit in the 1980s. He also made [[Frontier: Elite II]] in 1993, [[Frontier: First Encounters]] in 1995 and is the director of [[Elite: Dangerous]] since 2014. The success of the original [[Elite]] helped to create the UK games industry, which now has an annual turnover of £3 billion (2015).<ref name=":2" /> | ||
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==== Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering ==== | ==== Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering ==== | ||
In 2012, Braben was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.<ref>http://www.theiet.org/membership/member-news/30a/raeng-fellows.cfm</ref> | In 2012, Braben was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.<ref>http://www.theiet.org/membership/member-news/30a/raeng-fellows.cfm</ref> | ||
==== Tech Personality of the Year ==== | |||
In 2013, Braben was co-award winner of Tech Personality of the Year at the UK Tech Awards 2013.<ref>http://www.uktech-awards.co.uk/index.php/archive/2013</ref><ref>https://www.computescotland.com/tech-personality-vin-murria-6737.php</ref> | |||
==== Doctor of Technology ==== | ==== Doctor of Technology ==== | ||
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| Braben was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. | | Braben was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. | ||
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