Sid Meier Builds a Game in 48 Hours

04/16/2010

Ryan Meier hosted a game competition at Michigan State University called the "Wolverine Soft 48 hour Game Design Contest." His father, Sid Meier, was not only a judge, but also entered for fun. Ever since I was a kid, games like SimAnt and the original SimCity really influenced the way I look at games. It was before impressive graphics or 3d textures, yet the actual gameplay was impressively complex.

This video documents the entire process, and captures the excitement and passion of game programming. As I dive more and more into programming games in flash, iphone and more, it's become obvious that programming the actual game is the "easy" part. The real magic is making the game playable - but more importantly, fun.

http://ca.kotaku.com/5517715/watch-civilizations-creator-build-a-game-in-48-hours