How To Build A Better Being is a new documentary from the National Geographic Channel (NGC) which examines unexpected genetic truths behind Spore, the upcoming highly anticipated simulation game from EA and Will Wright.
“What are the things that evolution has at its disposal to define a creature, to mix and match the parts, and eventually come up with a unique organism that’s going to live its life and try to reproduce?” — Will Wright, gaming innovator, EA’s Maxis Studio
Premiering on NGC Tuesday, September 9 and 10pm ET, How To Build A Better Being is the companion documentary to Spore. The show, which is also included in the limited run of the collectable “Spore Galactic Edition,” joins Wright and leading scientists in exploring the genetic information we share with all animals — even creatures we could never have envisioned. How To Build A Better Being follows Will Wright as he meets with geneticists, paleontologists, and other scientists as they strive to design the “ultimate animal” by using extensive knowledge of animal diversity.
One scientist, National Geographic Emerging Explorer Tierney Thys, called it a “dream”.
“It’s kind of a biologist’s dream to be able to design your own animal, to pick and choose the traits of animal groups that you most enjoy … Oh my gosh, I love this…” stated Tierney Thys.
About Spore:
The newest creation from Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) and video game pioneer and “The Sims” mastermind Will Wright, Spore enables players to design a virtual galaxy of new life, such as a one-eyed web-footed creature with a snout, and then control their species’ evolution. But how much real-world science is behind this groundbreaking new game? And what genetic connections do people share with a universe of strange organisms? Spore will be released on Sunday, September 7, 2008, for the PC, Mac, Nintendo DS(TM) and mobile phones.
dude i wanna play a hundred kinds of creatures that have all the odds against them and eventually must fail due to retarded evolution. i bet thats way more fun than just picking options that let you evolve a good speces.
The game have been so over-hyped, now National Geogrphic based a show on it too? I didn’t know EA also bought National Geographic besides other development studios and monopolized various IP rights?
Well if the game can’t match the mountain of anticipation….will their be another show about the psychological affects of epic failure and how to cope?
I still think it will be real cool, Like the trigger idiots will get it. O’well to bad for them.