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Moth aims to bring quantum technology to gaming

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

London-based Moth wants to build the future of gaming by putting quantum technology directly into the hands of game developers (and other creative people in art and music). Wootton was formerly working in quantum error correction at IBM, and he’s been a pioneer in quantum gaming for years.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.