num_pages: 286
description: 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 worlds most popular video games including Sid Meiers Civilization which has sold more than 51 million units worldwide and accumulated more than one billion hours of play. Sid Meiers Memoir! is the story of an obsessive young computer enthusiast who helped launch a multibilliondollar 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 ten rules of good game design.
language: English
title: Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company