Bennett Foddy

Australian video game developer and philosopher
Person human Q42643027
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Bennett Foddy

Summary

Bennett Foddy is a human[1]. He was born on +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a bassist[3], philosopher[4], video game developer[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (964 views/month, #6,651 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bennett Foddy was born on +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Bennett Foddy held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • Bennett Foddy's professions included bassist[3].
  • Bennett Foddy worked as a philosopher[4].
  • Bennett Foddy's professions included video game developer[5].
  • Bennett Foddy's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Bennett Foddy was employed by New York University[9].
  • Bennett Foddy's education included a stint at University of Melbourne[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Bennett Foddy is Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Bennett Foddy is QWOP[12].
  • Bennett Foddy's image is recorded as Bennett foddy gdc 2018 cropped.jpg[13].
  • Bennett Foddy is recorded as male[14].
  • Bennett Foddy's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Bennett Foddy's ISNI is recorded as 0000000506279409[16].
  • Bennett Foddy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 181161272237847442783[17].
  • Bennett Foddy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2021005147[18].
  • Bennett Foddy's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 179965669[19].
  • Bennett Foddy's IMDb ID is recorded as nm2398115[20].
  • Bennett Foddy's Commons category is recorded as Bennett Foddy[21].
  • Bennett Foddy earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[22].
  • Bennett Foddy's family name is recorded as Foddy[23].
  • Bennett Foddy's given name is recorded as Bennett[24].
  • Bennett Foddy's official website is recorded as http://www.foddy.net[25].
  • Bennett Foddy's Commons Creator page is recorded as Bennett Foddy[26].
  • Bennett Foddy's Discogs artist ID is recorded as 490376[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bennett Foddy was born on +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Bennett Foddy was educated at University of Melbourne[10]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bassist[3], philosopher[4], video game developer[5], and university teacher[6]. Among Bennett Foddy's employers was New York University[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy[11], a video game[28] and QWOP[12], a video game[29]. Things named for him include Getting Over It with him[30], a video game[31].

Why It Matters

Bennett Foddy ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (964 views/month, #6,651 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include Getting Over It with him[30], a video game[31].

FAQs

What did Bennett Foddy do for work?

Bennett Foddy worked as bassist[3], philosopher[4], video game developer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Bennett Foddy go to school?

Bennett Foddy was educated at University of Melbourne[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] . gamedeveloper.com. gamedeveloper.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . tisch.nyu.edu. tisch.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . polygon.com. polygon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] . gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved . gamedeveloper.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . polygon.com. polygon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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