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Moth aims to bring quantum technology to gaming


Moth, a startup bringing quantum technology games, has hired prominent researcher James Wootton as its first chief science officer.

In his new role, Wootton said in an interview with GamesBeat that he will directly oversee the company’s scientific roadmap, focusing on developing algorithms to address critical bottlenecks in the gaming industry. Ferdinand Tomassini, CEO of Moth, said in an interview with GamesBeat that he was excited that Wootton, who is based in Basel, Switzerland, is coming on board and it should make everyone take notice at how serious the effort to bring quantum computing to games is. There was also a weird connection to Japanese literature; we aesthetically liked a book by Tanizaki called “In Praise of Shadows.” We wanted something that lived in the shadows, often underappreciated despite being beautiful, fitting our symbolism methodology.

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