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Appsolute Genius with Dick and Dom

Richard McCourt

Dominic Wood

Appsolute Genius with Dick and Dom: Episode 5: Building a World

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Episode 5: Building a World

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Dick and Dom learn about the creation of fictional worlds and environments in video games.

Dick and Dom explore the world of computer games. They learn about the creation of fictional worlds and environments in video games.

Appsolute Genius with Dick and Dom explores the fast and furious world of computer games. Dick and Dom travel the world to meet the creators behind some of the most successful games on the planet, from the creator of the first ever computer game to the genius behind Pac-Man.  

They also discover how geniuses past and present have all influenced the games we love to play.

Dick and Dom discover the genius of worlds and environments in computer games. They reveal three geniuses who have all created amazing worlds. From Andrew Whalley, who helped create the out-of-this-world Eden Project, to Shigeru Miyamoto, the genius behind the famous game world The Legend of Zelda, to our final genius, Markus Persson, the mastermind behind the phenomenon that is Minecraft.

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Dick and Dom meet computer programmers and the creators of video games.

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