Valve co-founder Gabe Newell recently shared details about a past interaction with game developer Hideo Kojima that highlights the designer's long-standing ambition to visit space. The exchange reveals how Newell attempted to facilitate a tour of SpaceX for Kojima after learning about his personal goals.
The story originates from a 2018 email exchange between Newell and Elon Musk. Newell informed Musk that Kojima had visited Valve to discuss his new game and mentioned his focus on artificial intelligence. Newell also conveyed Kojima's strong desire to travel to space and offered to introduce the two men.
Newell shared details about a past interaction with game developer Hideo Kojima that highlights the designer's long-standing ambition to visit space.
Musk responded positively to the proposal. He stated that it would be great to meet Kojima and welcomed him to see the rocket factory. Musk agreed to share his email address to help arrange the connection between the game creator and the space company.
Kojima later recalled this conversation in a 2020 interview with Geoff Keighley. He noted that Newell suggested they visit SpaceX together since Newell knew Musk personally. Kojima expressed that he had been anticipating the trip but never found the time to make it happen.
The designer has written extensively about his passion for the cosmos in his book The Creative Gene. He described wishing to go to space before he dies and stated he would give up his career and family to make that wish come true. Musk later responded to Kojima's public expressions of this desire with a simple invitation to visit anytime.
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