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Sid Meier and the 48-Hour Game

Posted by Soulskill on from the crash-course dept.

MMBK writes "Sid Meier is possibly the most influential game designer ever, having developed the Civilization series, among others. This video documentary looks at his past while he travels to the University of Michigan for the 48-hour game design competition, which was hosted by his son."

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  1. Hi Everyone by bazald · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm one of the three co-coordinators of the contest. You can find out more information about it on our webpage:

    http://wolverinesoft.org/event/contest/48hourcontest7/

    If you have any questions, I'd be happy to try to answer them.

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  2. Re:Deadlines by pushing-robot · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've boycotted cookie-cutter games like that. Same with movies. Do you know how few filmmakers bother designing their own quarks and leptons and stuff? The lazy bastards think they can just fill an existing engine with art.

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