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SID MEIERS MEMOIR! - A LIFE IN COMPUTER GAMES -...

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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