Sid Meier
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Sidney K. Meier is an American businessman and computer programmer. A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy and simulation video games, including the Civilization series, Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of Firaxis Games, which he...
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A game is a series of interesting choices.
(about early 1980s video game programming)
The irony is we thought we were behind the curve, that the industry had already peaked, and we were just trying to catch up.
SimCity inspired Civilization in a way.
"Sid on Civilization" (2001), Infogrames Interactive, Inc.
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Tim SchaferAlso in The Artists: The Pioneers Behind the Pixels (2018)
Nolan BushnellAlso in The Artists: The Pioneers Behind the Pixels (2018)
Yuji NakaAlso won Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement
Shigeru MiyamotoAlso won Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement
Hideo KojimaAlso won Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement
Todd HowardAlso won Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime AchievementAbout this person
Sidney K. Meier is an American businessman and computer programmer. A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy and simulation video games, including the Civilization series, Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996. For his contributions to the video game industry, Meier was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
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