Titled "" focuses on Spore, which was released in 2008 and how it came from an idea of legendary game developer Will Wright but ultimately the game lacked the original vision. This contains all the references and research material used throughout the development.
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News Articles, Interviews, Press Releases, Blogs, and Websites
• Bit-Tech - “More Spore: An interview with Thomas Vu” (https://bit-tech.net/reviews/gaming/nintendo/spore_producer_interview_thomas_vu/3)
• CNET - “Behind the prototyping of 'Spore'” (https://www.cnet.com/culture/behind-the-prototyping-of-spore/)
• CNET - “Will Wright on the origins of 'Spore'” (https://www.cnet.com/culture/will-wright-on-the-origins-of-spore/)
• Engadget - “Joystiq interviews Spore's Chaim Gingold and Chris Hecker” (https://www.engadget.com/2006-11-13-joystiq-interviews-spores-chaim-gingold-and-chris-hecker.html?guccounter=1)
• Game Developer - “Developing Spore: An oral ('Sporal'?) history 10 years on” (https://www.gamedeveloper.com/audio/developing-i-spore-i-an-oral-sporal-history-10-years-on)
• Game Developer - “Interview: Soren Johnson - Spore's Strategist” (https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/interview-soren-johnson---i-spore-i-s-strategist)
• Game Developer - “Spore Developer Maxis Lays Off Staff” (https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/-i-spore-i-developer-maxis-lays-off-staff)
• Game Developer - “Spore: My View of the Elephant” (https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/spore-my-view-of-the-elephant#close-modal)
• GameSpy - “Will Wright Comic-Con Spore Interview” (http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/894/894149p2.html)
• GameSpy - “Will Wright: Game Design and Extraterrestrials” (http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/spore/700306p1.html)
• IGN - “Spore: State of the Galaxy Interview” (https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/10/06/spore-state-of-the-galaxy-interview)
• Kotaku - “EA CEO Calls Spore The Greatest Creative Risk In The Industry” (https://web.archive.org/web/20080212133921/http://kotaku.com/354475/ea-ceo-calls-spore-the-greatest-creative-risk-in-the-industry)
• Moby Games - “Spore: Windows credits (2008)” (https://www.mobygames.com/game/36030/spore/credits/windows/)
• RockPaperShotgun - “Interview: Spore's Lead Designer On Spore's Design” (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/spores-lead-designer-on-spores-design)
• Shack News - “A Post-release Spore Interview: Maxis on Concerns, the 'Infamous GDC Demo,' and Content Expansion” (https://www.shacknews.com/article/54609/a-post-release-spore-interview)
• Spore - “Audio Interview with Cyril Saint Girons” (https://www.spore.com/comm/updates/update101508)
• Spore Community Fourms - “Thoughts on Spore from an ex-Maxis intern.” (https://web.archive.org/web/20091211213721/http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/5225.page)
• The NY Times - “The Long Zoom” (https://web.archive.org/web/20230311040442/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/magazine/08games.html)
• Wired - “Interview: Spore's Creatures Featured On Nintendo DS” (https://www.wired.com/2008/02/interview-spore/)
• Wired - “Wright Hopes to Spore Another Hit” (https://www.wired.com/2005/05/wright-hopes-to-spore-another-hit/)
Videography, Documentaries, and Video Materials
• Andrew Willmott - “Maxis Sketches” (https://sites.google.com/a/andrewwillmott.com/www/maxis-sketches)
• Andrew Willmott - “Swarm & Procedural Content” (https://www.andrewwillmott.com/talks/swarm-procedural-content)
• BAFTA Guru - “The Sims Creator Will Wright | A Life in Pixels” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YLJLwfhe78)
• Chaos Counseling - “THIS IS HELL | Spore Hero Part 1” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiv6F9aNvk0)
• Devin Watson - “Will Wright GDC 2005 Spore (The Future of Content) Remastered” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofA6YWVTURU)
• Game Informer - “Will Wright On His Life After Maxis” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlLtSNydkdY)
• Gameslice - “Will Wright on the Future of Games | E3 Coliseum 2019 Panel” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXY8kdqIVx8)
• GDC - “Will Wright's 2006 Keynote: What's Next in Game Design?” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_1js02CGLg)
• IGN - “Spore PC Games Feature-Commentary - 15-Minute Developer Demo” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwpkTQxDb9M)
• Michael Klotz - “Spore - E3 2006” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX1IpD_dm1Q)
• NeoGamer - “The Video Game Archive: Behind the Scenes - Spore [Making of]” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReP37VidwoI)
• roller paint - “Spore Creatures Walkthrough - Part 1 | The Beginning!” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEA7NFCWjBE)
• Seaburn - “Spore 18min Demonstration E32006” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQvswZ39vq0)
• Sporecheater - “How To Access Hidden Spore Cell Editor With Many Extra Parts!” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZcrM2bFDe0)
• TED - “Will Wright: Spore, birth of a game” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3NA-aKpgFk)
