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Jon Van Caneghem: Transition from Gaming to Racing Sports Cars

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cybersoyuz

10mo ago· 24 min readenNews

Summary

The article discusses Jon Van Caneghem, the founder of New World Computing, and his shift in passion from computer games to racing sports cars. It highlights his contributions to the gaming industry and his transition to a part-time role at New World Computing.

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A younger version of Van Caneghem had spent almost three years designing and programming Might and Magic I, the CRPG that introduced New World to our world, virtually all by himself.
His all-dominating current passion, it was becoming clear, was racing sports cars on tracks all over California and beyond.
He was ready to take two steps back from the day-to-day at New World, to become a part-time designator emeritus and spend the rest of his time driving his cars.
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Some passions are lifelong, but many others fade away over the course of a life, to be replaced by others. Not long after Jon Van Caneghem, the founder of New World Computing, sold his company to 3DO, it started to become obvious to everyone who worked fo

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