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 		[OFFTOPIC] David Crane
Wake Up, Neo. Shocked

Cool Who is David Crane?

This character is most likely a nod to the co-founder of Activision.

Why is he famous?

Classic Gaming Expo Distinguished Guest - David Crane

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David Crane is one of the most successful designers of entertainment software in the world. His award winning video games, led by Pitfall!, Ghostbusters, A Boy and His Blob, and Amazing Tennis are acknowledged as some of the most innovative and popular in the interactive entertainment industry.
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Pitfall! maintained the top slot on the Billboard charts for 64 weeks and was named video game of the year in 1982.
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Ghostbusters achieved unprecedented sales in the United States, throughout Europe, and Japan.
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Wherever there is new technology or new entertainment opportunities, Crane can be found at the forefront.

By treating the Internet as the latest in a series of video game platforms, Crane brings this unique blend of talents to the Internet. He is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Skyworks Technologies, Inc., a privately held multimedia developer specializing in interactive marketing and high-end game development.



Meet David Crane: Video Game Guru

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Microcode, a complex computer programming system, moves jittery bits of whizzing electricity through the chip on a painfully precise one- to-one basis. In one microcode game program, the shape of a castle is described as HS26263E3A2F3E. Such are the nouns of the language that directs the machine and defintes the play. Every object's size, form, color, movement, trajectory, and speed must be detailed. Orchestrating a cascade of electronic impulses to the correct destinations requires hudreds of pages of formidably rigid instructions. The work is as unforgiving as brain surgery. There is no margin for error.

Nevertheless, to a certain kind of individual, the work is irresistible. The fascination of trying to get complex equipment to function just so can be enormously gripping. Steve Cartwright, who, like David Crane, is a "name" designer, describes the work as an obsession. "I'd do this even if I weren't getting paid to." There is a joy in beating the system that gives rise to an often-repeated aphorism of David Crane's. Crane's Law says that man will always use his most advanced technology to amuse himself.



Crane helped Cartwright create a novel video game experience that spawned a sequel...

Hacker (1985) Activision

Even today, Activision's Hacker games remain two of the best espionage games ever made. Cool






Shocked Follow the white rabbit. Wink

PostPosted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:28 am
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 		Hacker Image Link
http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/966231340-00.jpg

PostPosted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:33 am
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 		No Direct Linking to mobygames.com - Bandwidth Babies
Evil or Very Mad Twisted Evil Always another way. Twisted Evil Idea

Hacker Cover Image

Enjoy! Wink

PostPosted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 8:00 am
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 		*bump*
Cool

Relevant - considering the past 24 hours.

Wink


Quote:

Neo: Do you always look at it encoded?

Cypher: Well you have to. The image translators work for the construct program. But there's way too much information to decode the matrix. You get used to it. I... I don't even see the code. All I see is blonde, brunette, red-head. Hey, you a... want a drink?



Make mine a double. Laughing


But there's way too much information to decode the matrix.


Borrows a line from Neo...


Evil or Very Mad BULLSHIT Exclamation Twisted Evil

PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 3:46 am
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