By Tatiana Ponil
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Sidney K. Meier (/ˈmaɪər/ MIRE; born February 24, 1954) is an American businessman and computer programmer. A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy video games 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.
DEVELOPMENT STYLE
Computer Gaming World reported in 1994 that “Sid Meier has stated on numerous occasions that he emphasizes the ‘fun parts’ of a simulation and throws out the rest”. The magazine reported that year how “Meier insisted that discovering the elusive quality of fun is the toughest part of design.” According to PC Gamer, “Though his games are frequently about violent times and places, there is never any blood or gore shown. He designs and creates his games by playing them, over and over, until they are fun.”
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Born
- Wilhelm Grimm (folklorist) –
- Winslow Homer (painter) –
- Chester Nimitz (U.S. fleet admiral) –
- Philip Knight (co-founder of Nike) –
- Debra Jo Rupp (actress) –
- Sid Meier (Canadian-American programmer and game designer ) –
- Steve Jobs (computer pioneer) –
- Eddie Murray (baseball player) –
- Mike Lowell (baseball player) –
- Bronson Arroyo (baseball player) –
Died
- Dinah Shore (singer) –
- Henny Youngman (vaudevillian who fiddled his way into television and films) –
- John McMorran (the oldest American man [at the time of his death] died from heart failure) –
- John Randolph (actor) –
- Dennis Weaver (actor) –
- Don Knotts (actor) –
- Jan Berenstain (co-creator of The Berenstain Bears book series) –
- Harold Ramis (actor & director) –
Events
- Thomas Edison married Mina Miller. He wooed the 19 year old woman via Morse code –
- Thermite explosive first used to break ice jam, Waddington, NY –
- Nylon toothbrush bristles made by DuPont –
- When You Wish Upon a Star recorded –
- Discovery (by Jocelyn Bell) of the first pulsar announced –
- Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer –
- Hockey player Wayne Gretzky scored his 77th goal of the season and broke Phil Esposito’s 1971 record –
- A deadly 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Morocco killing more than 560 people and injured approximately 300 more –
- Eastern Ontario and western Quebec were shaken by a 4.5 earthquake –
- Pilots of two planes reported UFO over Arizona –
Weather
- Brown snow fell in Vermont and New Hampshire. The color was caused by dust blown from storms in the Great Plains. –
- The temperature in Jacksonville, Florida, plummeted to 24 degrees F –
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