Track Changes   /     Building Prince of Persia: With Video Game Great Jordan Mechner

Description

Creating a sensation: Jordan Mechner built his first video game in high school, sourcing info from books (there was no internet); a few years later, he concocted the hit game Prince of Persia in his dorm room. On the podcast, Jordan shares an inside look into his new book and chronicles the time he spent building a genre-defining game: his creative process, inspiration for his work, and insights about building games then vs. now.  Links:  Atari 400  Timex Sinclair Doom  Karateka  Jordan Mechner  Stripe Press  The Making of the Prince of Persia - Jordan Mechner  Apple II Breakout  Asteroids  Broderbund Software  Apple Galaxian  Choplifter  Danny Gorlin  Minecraft Templar Comic Book

Subtitle
Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner chats about inspiration for his new book.
Duration
31:57
Publishing date
2020-05-19 04:30
Link
http://trackchanges.libsyn.com/the-secrets-to-creativity-video-games-and-cinematic-things-with-video-game-designer-jordan-mechner
Contributors
Enclosures
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Shownotes

Creating a sensation: Jordan Mechner built his first video game in high school, sourcing info from books (there was no internet); a few years later, he concocted the hit game Prince of Persia in his dorm room. On the podcast, Jordan shares an inside look into his new book and chronicles the time he spent building a genre-defining game: his creative process, inspiration for his work, and insights about building games then vs. now. 

Links: 

Atari 400 

Timex Sinclair

Doom 

Karateka 

Jordan Mechner 

Stripe Press 

The Making of the Prince of Persia - Jordan Mechner 

Apple II

Breakout 

Asteroids 

Broderbund Software 

Apple Galaxian 

Choplifter 

Danny Gorlin 

Minecraft

Templar Comic Book