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1. wernsey · 1785953388 · focus · HN ↗

   Just some random tidbit: When I was in high school I bought every computer gaming magazine I could get my hands on and could afford with my allowance.

   So when Deepmind first made headlines I recalled an article in the UK magazine, Edge, which had an article about a game called Republic being developed by a team of former Bullfrog employees lead by one Demis Hassabis.

   Out of interest, I just checked Internet Archive, and lo and behold I found it [0]

   I see Wikipedia [1] also mentions that he was the lead programmer on Them park and worked with Peter Molyneaux at Lionhead during the development of Black & White.

   It doesn't add much to the story under discussion, but it makes me think at the time I wanted to be a game programmer but my parents encouraged me to go study engineering instead.

   [0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;edge-issue-078-november-1999&#x2F;page&#x2F;44&#x2F;mode&#x2F;2up" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.org&#x2F;details&#x2F;edge-issue-078-november-1999&#x2F;pag... [1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Demis_Hassabis" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Demis_Hassabis

   1. bredren · 1785955287 · focus · HN ↗

      It is a bit of a tagent but still--Theme Park was dope. I was too young to grasp the compete with other businesses (stocks and shares?) level but still had a lot of fun building parks.

      Instant nostalgia: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;tQJJ_rhHxIk?si=V8pOVwj3gYkw0xKB&amp;t=188" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;tQJJ_rhHxIk?si=V8pOVwj3gYkw0xKB&amp;t=188

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