Phil Lunt's just emailed me to deliver the good news that computer games design visionary (and frequent winner of the GDC Design Challenge competition) Will Wright will be making an appearance at a special event in the centre of London next week. The event is sponsored by Wright-owner EA and is billed as "a presentation on the future of gaming".
Tickets are free - for non-journalists only! Where's my NUS card... - and will be available via ballot. Get your name in there if you want to see the maker of all-things-Sim and Spore firsthand! Send your request for tickets to events@ea.com.
If you can't make it, listen to this excellent discussion (or, "intense clinic on the joys and techniques of 'generative' creation") between music visionary Brian Eno and Wright instead.
NOTE: As the bottom, informative bit of the graphical announcement is cut off, here it is in a nutshell:
BAFTA, 195 Picadilly Tuesday 29 August, 6pm. Places are strictly limited and will be allocated by ballot. To apply for tickets, please email events@ea.com by 6pm Thursday 24th August. Successful applicants will be notified on Friday 25th August. No journalists.
