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Braben is best known for creating the [[Elite series]] by co-developing the original [[Elite]] in 1984, [[Frontier: Elite II]], [[Frontier: First Encounters]] and [[Elite: Dangerous]]. He is 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. | Braben is best known for creating the [[Elite series]] by co-developing the original [[Elite]] in 1984, [[Frontier: Elite II]], [[Frontier: First Encounters]] and [[Elite: Dangerous]]. He is 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. | ||
David Braben is married to Wendy Irvin-Braben and has two sons. | David Braben is married to Wendy Irvin-Braben and has two sons. He lives in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge Cambridge], United Kingdom. | ||
== Games == | |||
This is a list of David Braben's games.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Developments </ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" | |||
! Game name | |||
! First released | |||
! Braben's role(s) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Elite]] | |||
|1984 | |||
|Designer & programmer | |||
|- | |||
|''Zarch'' | |||
|1987 | |||
|Developer | |||
|- | |||
|''Conqueror'' | |||
|1990 | |||
|Developer | |||
|- | |||
|''Campaign'' | |||
|1992 | |||
|Programmer (original 3D shape display code) | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Frontier: Elite II]]'' | |||
|1993 | |||
|Designer, writer & programmer | |||
|- | |||
|[[Frontier: First Encounters]] | |||
|1995 | |||
|Director & writer | |||
|- | |||
|Darxide | |||
|1995 | |||
|Designer | |||
|- | |||
|V2000 | |||
|1998 | |||
|Programmer | |||
|- | |||
|Dog's Life | |||
|2003 | |||
|Director & designer | |||
|- | |||
|Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | |||
|2005 | |||
|Executive producer | |||
|- | |||
|RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 | |||
|2004 | |||
|Executive producer | |||
|- | |||
|RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! | |||
|2005 | |||
|Executive producer | |||
|- | |||
|''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild!'' | |||
|2005 | |||
|Executive producer | |||
|- | |||
|''Thrillville'' | |||
|2006 | |||
|Executive producer | |||
|- | |||
|''Thrillville: Off the Rails'' | |||
|2007 | |||
|Executive producer | |||
|- | |||
|''LostWinds'' | |||
|2008 | |||
|Executive producer | |||
|- | |||
|LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias | |||
|2009 | |||
|Chairman | |||
|- | |||
|''Kinectimals'' | |||
|2010 | |||
|Executive producer | |||
|- | |||
|Kinect Star Wars | |||
|2012 | |||
|Chairman & Founder | |||
|- | |||
|Tales From Deep Space | |||
|2014 | |||
|CEO & Founder | |||
|- | |||
|[[Elite: Dangerous]] | |||
|2014 | |||
|Director | |||
|- | |||
|Planet Coaster | |||
|2016 | |||
|CEO & Founder | |||
|} | |||
== References == | |||
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Revision as of 23:18, 29 November 2017
David John Braben, OBE, is a British game developer, game designer, game programmer. He is the founder and CEO of Frontier Developments plc since January 1994.
Braben is best known for creating the Elite series by co-developing the original Elite in 1984, Frontier: Elite II, Frontier: First Encounters and Elite: Dangerous. He is 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.
David Braben is married to Wendy Irvin-Braben and has two sons. He lives in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Games
This is a list of David Braben's games.[1]
| Game name | First released | Braben's role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Elite | 1984 | Designer & programmer |
| Zarch | 1987 | Developer |
| Conqueror | 1990 | Developer |
| Campaign | 1992 | Programmer (original 3D shape display code) |
| Frontier: Elite II | 1993 | Designer, writer & programmer |
| Frontier: First Encounters | 1995 | Director & writer |
| Darxide | 1995 | Designer |
| V2000 | 1998 | Programmer |
| Dog's Life | 2003 | Director & designer |
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | 2005 | Executive producer |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 | 2004 | Executive producer |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! | 2005 | Executive producer |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild! | 2005 | Executive producer |
| Thrillville | 2006 | Executive producer |
| Thrillville: Off the Rails | 2007 | Executive producer |
| LostWinds | 2008 | Executive producer |
| LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias | 2009 | Chairman |
| Kinectimals | 2010 | Executive producer |
| Kinect Star Wars | 2012 | Chairman & Founder |
| Tales From Deep Space | 2014 | CEO & Founder |
| Elite: Dangerous | 2014 | Director |
| Planet Coaster | 2016 | CEO & Founder |