Easy as Raspberry Pi
How a tiny box of tricks is helping David Braben in his mission to foster a new generation of game makers.
How a tiny box of tricks is helping David Braben in his mission to foster a new generation of game makers.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is selling ten beta models of its ultra-low-cost PC on internet auction site Ebay. The foundation is listing two of its $25 PCs each day in a bid to raise funds ahead of the computer's retail debut, currently planned for next month. At the time of writing, the first such listing has attracted 48 bids, the highest of which is £1,900. More >
David Braben on the dumbing down of computer science education.
Frontier Developments' head on fostering a new generation of game makers.
1Here's a video of the $25 USB stick-sized computer that David Braben has co-created running Quake III at 1080p. But at 10-15fps. They reckon it should run faster, however. Hang on, isn't Raspberry Pi meant to be all education, education, education? It's like the BBC Micro all over again.
Elite creator leading foundation which hopes its tiny, low-cost computer will drive youth interest in programming.