{"product_id":"generation64","title":"Generation 64 - How the Commodore 64 inspired a generation of Swedish gamers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Commodore 64 proved to be a milestone release in the world of computing. Launched in 1982, it immediately captured the imaginations of an entire generation of gamers, artists, musicians, crackers and programmers, who would push its meagre hardware to create a range of amazing games, demos, art packages, CAD programs and music synthesisers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung people the world over learned their craft on the C64, but in Sweden the machine’s legacy is unparalleled: it sired a raft of incredible talent\u003cspan\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e who have since gone on to create amazing products and services that have, without exaggeration, changed the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeneration\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e64\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by Jimmy Wilhelmsson chronicles this talented group\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003etracing\u003c\/span\u003e their path\u003cspan\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e from backroom coders to giants of the connected world. Karl Hornell was a games developer who created P\u003cspan\u003eoker\u003c\/span\u003eRoom.com in 1999, which was \u003cspan\u003elater\u003c\/span\u003e sold to Ongame for £450 million. Frederik Liljegren started a demo group\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e and later became the founder of highly respected developer DICE, which \u003cspan\u003eproduced\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWars:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBattlefront\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Kim Nordstrom started life as a graphic designer, helped develop the PlayStation 4\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e and is now Head of Studio at King, which enjoyed some success with a little game called \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eandy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrush\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaga\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Former coder Oskar Stål is now Chief Technical Officer of the music streaming service Spotify. 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