Jared Rea

EA gathered up the press to celebrate the release of Spore this week at the as of yet unopened San Francisco Academy of Sciences. GameDaily published my short news story on it, focusing on the speeches of Will Wright and renowned astrophysicists, Frank Drake.

Wright invited both members of the press and his publisher, EA Games, into the planetarium dome for a speech that covered everything from his love of making models to the hit 80’s sitcom, Alf. He also went into detail on some of his loftier goals with the creation of Spore, particularly, getting people interested in the scientific process.

There’s also an interview coming up with executive producer, Lucy Bradshaw, so I’ll add that later. Until then, check out the photos I took while at the event.