Sid Meier, creator of Civilization and unwitting architect of countless break-ups over the past 20 years, will keynote the 2010 Game Developers Conference. Meier's presentation will argue that "real-world, historical and mathematical facts cannot form the foundation of a successful game design," but that "the driving force of a game's design should be the psychology of the player."
Meier's keynote will dig deep into psychology, showing designers that "egomania, paranoia and delusion" should be part of their toolkit. Hm, maybe Meier isn't such an unwitting participant in all those divorces after all? GDC will take place March 9-13 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, and Meier will reveal his tips for mainlining e-crack to the brain on Friday, March 12.
Reader Comments (11)
Posted: Jan 27th 2010 2:55PM Cap Morgan said
No jokes from me. Sid Meier is da man
Posted: Jan 27th 2010 3:04PM RobS the 3rd said
Does anyone else feel his eyes piecing into their soul?
Posted: Jan 27th 2010 3:09PM Kid Icarus said
"real-world, historical and mathematical facts cannot form the foundation of a successful game design," but that "the driving force of a game's design should be the psychology of the player."
This seems like an obvious statement. Players are there for the experience, if a game can connect with the player emotionally then its for the most part successful.
This seems like an obvious statement. Players are there for the experience, if a game can connect with the player emotionally then its for the most part successful.
Posted: Jan 27th 2010 4:10PM Breakdown said
Civilization III was awesome, didn't dig IV or Revolution so much though.
Posted: Jan 27th 2010 4:22PM SmilinGoat said
I'd love to see another Pirates! game.
Posted: Jan 27th 2010 4:53PM CA said
It's like watching Larry King in HD! Scary!
Posted: Jan 27th 2010 5:17PM ShadowOp said
I feel like breaking up with my girl friend all of the sudden... Oh Lawhd, must close the page!
Posted: Jan 27th 2010 6:06PM BigD145 said
Sid is merely the buyer and tweaker for the Civ line. He's certainly not the creator.
Posted: Jan 27th 2010 6:27PM wcarnation said
I never got the deal with Sid Meier, his whole reputation is like fueled by PR than actual accolades. He didn't design Civilization 2, 3 or 4, was only consulted on a few of them. He didn't have anything to do with Alpha Centauri, or the Pirates! and Railroads revivals.
He made Civilization 1 and Civilization Revolutions. Other people made the sequels under him and he put his name on the box.
"egomania, paranoia and delusion", Indeed.
He made Civilization 1 and Civilization Revolutions. Other people made the sequels under him and he put his name on the box.
"egomania, paranoia and delusion", Indeed.
Posted: Jan 28th 2010 7:44AM (Unverified) said
Sid made a ton of games though (Pirates!, Railroad Tycoon, Covert Action, Gettysburg! to name just a few) and he oversees the newer projects. I played probably thousands of hours with the original Civilization game, and I consider him a game design genius.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2010 3:22PM scratchh said
Cid is the MAN!
I need a new Pirates! game like I need oxygen! I would LOVE a decent port to the iPhone. I got Tradewinds2 expecting it to be like Pirates, but it just doesnt deliver.
I need a new Pirates! game like I need oxygen! I would LOVE a decent port to the iPhone. I got Tradewinds2 expecting it to be like Pirates, but it just doesnt deliver.
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