SimCity creator Will Wright gets into mobile photo-editing with Thred app
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#8TKA)
Veteran games designer says VC-backed startup is a 'direct evolution' of his interests in crowdsourcing, communities and creative tools
Will Wright made his name with games like SimCity, The Sims and Spore. Now he's stepping out of the gaming world to join the ultra-competitive market for social photography apps, with a startup called Thred.
Backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Mayfield Fund, Betaworks, former Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello and Foursquare chief executive Dennis Crowley, the free app has been released initially for Apple's iPhone.
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