Prince of Persia

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Who

Jordan Mechner, an American Jewish game designer

When

1989

Where

United States

Jordan Mechner filmed his younger brother running and jumping in a car park and traced the frames, giving his 1989 game a human weight no platform game had. Prince of Persia is the ancestor of cinematic action games and became a franchise and a film.

Sources

Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.