They Create Worlds

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Love of the worlds created by video game designers and personalities drives Alex Smith & Jeffrey Daum (history, law, CS degrees) to provide a scholarly yet light-hearted discussion of how arcade, home console, and PC games merged into a Video Game Industry. Emphasis is on the combination of business and creative elements needed for financial success. Interviews of Atari, EA, Activision, & other execs with detailed source evaluations produce the insights you hear in these 140+ hours!

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Friday Sep 15, 2017

Civilizing Sid Meier

Friday Sep 15, 2017

TCW Podcast Episode 050 - Civilizing Sid Meier

We go over Sid's transition into the video game industry. Starting with meeting "Wild Bill" and their break out game HellCat Ace, and the iterations that lead to F-15 Strike Eagle that cemented MicroProse as a company. We cover the how/why of Sid Meier's name being on the boxes particularly for the simulation and 4X games. We wrap it all up with the seminal piece Sid Meier's Civilization, the industry changing concepts it brought to the table, and Sid's leaving to form Firaxis where he works today!

Interview with Sid Meier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyH24CHTlHA

Atari Red Baron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oa7_mdJLUw

HellCat Ace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwYaQS59UGQ

Solo Flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqjQscY_IZQ

F-15 Strike Eagle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC0FPKCSWhM

Floyd of the Jungle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKuH6oXD8Pg

Seven Cities of Gold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57qE1arvo3U

Sid Meier's Pirates!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ro-1dXuRBM

Covert Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-VAwGlghoU

Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ths0tQL2qu4

Sid Meier's Civilization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3bA818U15c

Sid Meier's Gettysburg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS986jTnWBA