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The BBC Micro version of Elite, showing the player approaching a Coriolis space station

Ian Colin Graham Bell (born 31 October 1962 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is a game programmer, game designer and game producer. He is best known for co-developing, programming in machine code with the assembly language the computer game Elite (1984) together with David Braben, which met with critical success.[1] The Elite game was based on an open-ended game model, and included revolutionary 3-D graphics, at the time.[2]

Life and work

Bell attended the independent St Albans School. He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge,[1] graduating with a degree (1st) in Mathematics in 1985, and a Cambridge Diploma in Computer Science in 1986.

Works as a Senior Software Engineer for Autodesk.[3] Bell was a speaker at the 2009 GameCity game festival.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Francis Spufford (18 October 2003). "Masters of Their Universe". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ^ LaMosca, Adam (18 July 2006). "Lost in the Void". The Escapist. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ "An interview with Ian Bell". 9 October 2013.
  4. ^ Stuart, Keith (October 2009). "GameCity: the interview". guardian.co.uk. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Elite Reunion". Edge Online. Future. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.


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