David Mechner is an American amateur 6-dan Go player. He was a student of professional player Janice Kim (then 1-dan) and later an insei in Japan, studying under Oeda Yusuke (9-dan).
He is the brother of Prince of Persia game series creator Jordan Mechner, and was the rotoscope model for the Prince of Persia character's acrobatic movements and stunts.
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- All systems go, David Mechner, The Sciences, 1998. An essay about computer go.
- The Game of Go. Essays and resources for the game on Mechner's website.
- Going for the gold, Aaron Pressman, Wired Magazine, vol 2.05. An article about David Mechner and Go.
- October 20, 1985, Journal entry with appended footage of David Mechner used for Prince of Persia.
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