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Life & fun · April 13, 2026

The Flying Fireball

Retired cellist's first Unity game with a classical soul

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What it does

"I am an 81-year-old retired cellist. After a lifetime of music, I used Unity 6 to create my first game. This is a message for young people: you are capable of achieving anything great because you are young. Featuring physics-based gameplay and a classical soundtrack I performed myself."

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