David Braben

David Braben
Braben at SingStar premiere at 2005 Cambridge game event
Born
David John Braben

(1964-01-02) 2 January 1964 (age 60)
Alma materJesus College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Business executive; video game developer and designer
Years active1984–present
Known for
TitleFounder and President of Frontier Developments
Spouses
Katharin Dickinson
(m. 1993, divorced)
Wendy Irvin-Braben
(m. 2014)
Children3

David John Braben OBE FREng (born 2 January 1964) is a British video game developer and designer, founder and President of Frontier Developments, and co-creator of the Elite series of space trading video games, first published in 1984.[1] He is also a co-founder of and works as a trustee for the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which in 2012 launched a low-cost computer for education.[2][3]

  1. ^ "David Braben: Why The Industry Needs 'The Return of the Publisher'". Game Daily. 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ What is Raspberry Pi?, Telegraph, 29 February 2012
  3. ^ Demand for Raspberry Pi, the British £22 computer, crashes website, Guardian, 29 February 2012