Spore and Evolution

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09/12/2008

Sep. 12, 2008

Spore and Evolution

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Computer gamers around the world have been eagerly exploring the new game Spore, recently released by the team that created other hits including The Sims. In the new game, players watch life develop and evolve -- from single-celled organisms to starfaring civilizations. In this segment, we'll talk about Spore and its model of the evolutionary process. How close is the game to the way evolution really works -- and what were its designers' goals in creating Spore? We'll be talking with Will Wright, the game's creator, and an evolutionary biologist who has played the game.

Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer

Guests

Richard Prum
Professor and Chairman

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
Will Wright
Chief Designer at MAXIS

Creator of the SIMS, SimCity, new game Spore

Emeryville, California

Sep. 12, 2008