Will Wright wrote that Alexander's work was influential in the origin of The Sims computer game, and in his later game Spore.

Maxis founder Will Wright likens them to " digital dollhouses.

Will Wright, Maxis co-founder

Maxis was founded in 1987 by Will Wright and Jeff Braun to help publish SimCity on home computers.

As The Sims became a steady success, Will Wright began to focus on Spore.

* January 20 – Will Wright, American computer game designer

** Will Wright, American character actor ( b. 1891 )

* March 26 – Will Wright, American actor ( d. 1962 )

Guest editors have included Rem Koolhaas, James Cameron, Will Wright, and JJ Abrams.

* Will Wright as Judge Marcasson

* Will Wright, computer game designer of games such as SimCity and The Sims

William Ralph " Will " Wright ( born January 20, 1960, in Atlanta, Georgia ) is an American video game designer and co-founder of the game development company Maxis, now part of Electronic Arts.

* Sam ( or Edward ) and Clara Petrie – ( Will Wright / J.

Will Wright has stated in an interview that the game does not actually reticulate splines when generating terrain, and he just inserted the phrase because it " sounded cool ".

These videos included the introduction movie and four commentary videos by Will Wright ; the latter were accessed via the " WillTV " application that came with the game.

* Will Wright, the creator of SimCity and other Sim games, as well as Spore, was a long-time robot combatant.

SimEarth: The Living Planet, the second life simulation video game designed by Will Wright in which the player controls the development of a planet.

His transformation achieved its maximum expression with the publication of the seminal The Branch Will Not Break ( 1963 ), which positioned Wright as curious counterpoint to the Beats and New York Schools, which predominated on the American coasts.

It was designed by Will Wright, maker of other ' Sim ' games such as SimCity and The Sims.

All these comings and goings are noted by the house detective, " Dad " Newell ( Will Wright ).

* Will Wright as " Dad " Newell

The album featured a number of guest appearances as well, including Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour, Sean Lennon, Chino Moreno of Deftones, Tom Araya of Slayer, Grady Avenell of Will Haven, Cutthroat Logic, Babatunde and Asha Rabouin and was produced by Toby Wright.

From left: Rod Humble, Louis Castle, David Perry ( game developer ) | David Perry, Brenda Brathwaite, John Romero, Will Wright ( game designer ) | Will Wright, Tim Schafer, Chris Hecker.

Toward the end of the 90's, Will Vinton launched the first prime-time stop motion television series called The PJs, with creator Eddie Murphy.

In 1947, Will Eisner's The Spirit satirized the comic strip business in general, as a denizen of Central City tries to murder cartoonist " Al Slapp ," creator of " Li ' l Adam.

Will Wright, creator of The Sims, " is fascinated by the way gamers have become so attached to his invention-with some even living their lives through it ".

One widely reported guest appearance — Hunter S. Thompson's, in " New Year's Pete " — has been described as " apocryphal " by show creator Will McRobb, who has said the Hunter Thompson listed in the credits is instead a similarly named extra.

* A Face in the Crowd creator Budd Schulberg maintained his story was actually inspired by contrasts between the public image and private personality of Will Rogers, Sr. Also, the film's protagonist, Lonesome Rhodes, with his combination of country singing and country storytelling, superficially resembled popular TV host Tennessee Ernie Ford.

A high school friend of fellow cartoonist and future Spirit creator Will Eisner, Robert Kahn graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and legally changed his name to Bob Kane at age 18.

Will Shortz ( born 26 August 1952 in Crawfordsville, Indiana ) is an American puzzle creator and editor, and currently the crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times.

Created by scientist Dr. William " Will " Magnus, the six robots were field leader Gold, strong man Iron, slow-witted and loyal Lead, hot-headed Mercury, self-doubting and insecure Tin, and Platinum ( also called " Tina "), who believed she was a real woman and was in love with her creator.

* Will Eisner ( 1917-2005 )-comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of The Spirit.

After the initial Japanese release, Maxis president Jeff Braun contacted Saito regarding a worldwide release ; SimCity creator Will Wright informed Braun of the game.

Visiting the newly completed Tower, the Doctor and Dodo meet Professor Brett, the creator of WOTAN ( Will Operating Thought ANalogue ), an advanced problem-solving computer that thinks for itself.

Will Bailey is portrayed by Joshua Malina, an actor who at that time had appeared in every work ( both on stage and on screen ) written by West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin ( although he did not appear subsequently in Sorkin's TV series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ).

He also contributed to the writing of the comic book The Spirit while the franchise's creator, Will Eisner, was serving in the US military during World War II.

As Arthur discovers, the Will of the Architect ( creator of the House and the " Secondary Realms " that surround it ) was not fulfilled as it should have been.

Initially, inspired by the Native American code talkers of World War II, Sims creator Will Wright and language expert Marc Gimbel suggested experimenting with the Navajo language to create Simlish.

Roy Leban, the puzzle creator and a New York Times crossword contributor, coordinated with Will Shortz, the puzzle editor for the New York Times, to have his puzzle published on that particular Sunday.

* January 3: Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit, dies at age 87.

Cosmic View is mentioned as an inspiration by Will Wright creator of a video game, Spore ( 2008 ).

Mary Vinton Folberg is the sister of Will Vinton, creator of Claymation.

He is a former South Park writer, creator / star of the Comedy Central television show Kenny vs. Spenny creator and writer of the FX series Testees and the creator / star of Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will.

The series, which was loosely based on creator and executive producers Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith's own blended family, The series is currently airing on TV One, weeknights at 9: 30 p. m. and 12: 30 a. m. EST & on Saturdays at 7: 00 a. m. EST then another episode at 7: 30 a. m. EST.