Скачать или смотреть From whale oil to game code: The birth of UK video games | Charles Cecil MBE | TEDxNorthern Quarter

What do whale oil, looms, and video games have in common? Veteran game designer Charles Cecil traces the unlikely history of the UK games industry - from industrial revolution ingenuity to today’s digital creativity. He reveals how each era’s technological disruption has shaped the way we play, work, and tell stories. Charles is a celebrated British video game designer and co-founder of Revolution Software, best known for creating the critically acclaimed Broken Sword series.

With a career spanning over three decades, he has been a key figure in shaping the narrative adventure genre, with titles like Beneath a Steel Sky and Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars earning both commercial success and cult status.

His work has garnered multiple industry awards, and he played a pivotal role in projects such as Doctor Who: The Adventure Games.

In 2011, Cecil was awarded an MBE for his outstanding services to the video game industry. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx