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Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2021
- ISBN
- 9780393868296
- Book Title
- Sid Meier's Memoir! : Alife in Computer Games
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, General, Science & Technology, Business
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 8.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the "godfather of computer gaming," and creator of Civilization . Over his four-decade career, Sid Meier has produced some of the world's most popular video games, including Sid Meier's Civilization , which has sold more than 51 million units worldwide and accumulated more than one billion hours of play. Sid Meier's Memoir! is the story of an obsessive young computer enthusiast who helped launch a multibillion-dollar industry. Writing with warmth and ironic humor, Meier describes the genesis of his influential studio, MicroProse, founded in 1982 after a trip to a Las Vegas arcade, and recounts the development of landmark games, from vintage classics like Pirates! and Railroad Tycoon , to Civilization and beyond. Articulating his philosophy that a video game should be "a series of interesting decisions," Meier also shares his perspective on the history of the industry, the psychology of gamers, and fascinating insights into the creative process, including his rules of good game design.
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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
039386829x
ISBN-13
9780393868296
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10050072945
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sid Meier's Memoir! : Alife in Computer Games
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, General, Science & Technology, Business
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv1469.3.M45a3 2021
Reviews
[A] fascinating look at the legendary designer's career. It's full of anecdotes and design principles that Meier has learned over the years., [H]eartfelt and informative....[This book] will appeal to old-school gamers with an appreciation for the history of video games., A growing pile of video-game histories...suggest that the medium has always had collective effort at its heart, from its academic beginnings to its ascent into everyday life. In Meier's memoir, we discover that he was a good game-maker when he fought this essential fact, but that he became great when he learned to embrace it., Any game designer who tries to tell you that he hasn't taken anything away from a Sid Meier game is akin to a film director saying he has never watched a Hitchcock movie. For Sid is our Hitchcock, our Spielberg, our Ellington., If you ever wished you could stay up all night and hear the most amazing stories from one of the world's most creative people, Sid's memoir is for you. This book is full of incredible tech history and deep insights into what it takes to make a world-class game. But most of all, I loved getting inside Sid's brain and seeing things from his inventive and wise point of view.
Dewey Decimal
794.8
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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