David Braben | |
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Born | David John Braben 2 January 1964 West Bridgford, Nottingham, UK |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Business executive; video game developer and designer |
Years active | 1984–present |
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Title | Founder and President of Frontier Developments |
Spouses | Katharin Dickinson
(m. 1993, divorced)Wendy Irvin-Braben (m. 2014) |
Children | 3 |
David John Braben OBE FREng (born 2 January 1964) is a British video game developer and designer, founder and President of Frontier Developments, and co-creator of the Elite series of space trading video games, first published in 1984.[1] He is also a co-founder of and works as a trustee for the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which in 2012 launched a low-cost computer for education.[2][3]