Spore: a marriage of evolutionary biology and computer simulated games
Will Wright, the godfather of gaming, is rolling out his latest creation — ?Spore.? The game can best be described as ?evolution meets computer simulation.? Eight years in the making — a mere nanosecond in the evolutionary scheme of things — this greatly anticipated game hits stores this Sunday. For a sneak preview we check in with enthusiastic gamer and evolutionary biologist, Dr. Thomas Near. Guest: Dr. Thomas Near, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University
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