Ancient robot games

Once known for its lacemaking factories, Nottingham has reinvented itself as a centre of role-playing games. Games Workshop – maker of Warhammer 40,000 – is a multibillion-pound behemoth, and it sustains a whole ecosystem.

DEEPMIND COFOUNDER DEMIS HASSABIS HAS ALREADY WON A NOBEL PRIZE AND A KNIGHTHOOD FOR HIS INSIGHTS INTO HUMAN BIOLOGY. HIS AI STARTUP ISOMORPHIC LABS COULD DELIVER EVEN BIGGER BREAKTHROUGHS.

Sometimes, a peek behind the curtain can spoil the genius and surprise of something magical. But for Aardman Animations, which has always proudly shared the incredible skill and detail behind its work

Design Master Yoel Mazur builds LEGO City racers as he tells Blocks Editor Graham E. Hancock how being persistent led to his dream role, what it is like to create new elements every day and the advantages that come with making concept models

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