A Life in Computer Games
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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 videogames, 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 videogame 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.
"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..."
Gamespot.com
"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."
Jane McGonigal, author of the New York Times
bestseller Reality is Broken: How Games Can
Change the World and Make Us Better
"A nostalgic trip down gamer Memory Lane with one of the forefathers of computer game design.... [Meier] is a genial narrator of the highs and lows of his decades long career.... [H]eartfelt and informative..."
Kirkus
Sid Meier, creator of Civilization, has been honored with virtually every award in the videogame industry. A member of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame and founder of Firaxis Games, Meier lives in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
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