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Ivan Sutherland, an Uncommon card
Ivan Edward Sutherland is an American computer scientist, widely regarded as a pioneer of computer graphics.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 118 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Ivan Sutherland quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ivan Sutherland card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Sutherland, Evans, and their ______ from that era developed several foundations of modern computer graphics.
Answer
students. Sutherland, Evans, and their students from that era developed several foundations of modern computer graphics. From the Ivan Sutherland article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His early work in computer graphics, as well as his teaching with David C. Evans in that subject at the University of Utah in the ____s, was pioneering in the field.
Answer
1970s. His early work in computer graphics, as well as his teaching with David C. Evans in that subject at the University of Utah in the 1970s, was pioneering in the field. From the Ivan Sutherland article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ivan Sutherland. Ivan Sutherland 69 · Charge 66 · Emile Berliner 63 · Zakariya al-Qazwini 60 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His early work in computer graphics, as well as his teaching with David C. Evans in that subject at the University of Utah in the 1970s, was pioneering in the field.
- Sutherland, Evans, and their students from that era developed several foundations of modern computer graphics.
- He received the 1988 ACM Turing Award for the invention of the Sketchpad, an early predecessor to the sort of graphical user interface that has become ubiquitous in personal computers, and his contributions to computer graphics.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ivan Sutherland article was read about 32,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Ivan Sutherland
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ivan Sutherland (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Dick Lyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
