David Crane
David Crane
David Craneis an American writer and producer. He is one of the creators of the television sitcom Friends, along with his longtime friend Marta Kauffman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth13 August 1957
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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My background is in hardware design. I found hardware work to be a welcome change from thousands of hours of programming and that led to the designs you mentioned.
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Our co-founder and company president, Jim Levy, came from a record industry background and understood the marketing and promotion of artists as well as products. So the video game business went from absolutely zero designer credit to something approaching rock star promotion.
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Looking back, video game design seems a natural fit, although there was no such thing when I was growing up. I built a Tic-Tac-Toe playing machine in my teens which went up in smoke on the night it was scheduled to go to a science fair.
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The letters were universally complimentary, and we designers loved hearing that our games were being enjoyed, but if they weren't sending us a picture of their screens most of those writers would have spent their time playing the game rather than writing letters.
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We are building more and more screened porches, sunrooms, decks and all sorts of outdoor spaces.
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Another little known fact about Amazing Tennis - the computer opponents are modeled after real people. In an odd turn of events, I joined a division 3 college tennis team at age 38.
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Rant and rave at the system, defy the court and then eventually simmer down as the trial moves forward.
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The terms of that settlement were never disclosed - not even to me. I was asked if I wanted to know and having had enough of lawsuits I declined.
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Texas Genco is an ideal strategic fit with NRG. The strengths of its people and its assets align closely with our own, bolstering NRG's platform for growth and our ability to drive value for our shareholders.
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There's no zero-emissions coal. There is a technology called clean coal, which is getting very, very close.
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There's nothing about being in Texas we don't like,
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From a legal perspective, it is going fine.
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I'd like to hope that years from now people can look at the reruns...and say 'That is still a really funny show' or 'It's still really sweet.' And if that happens ... I'll be thrilled.
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Plus, I was a math and science whiz from my first introduction to the subjects.