Sid Meier full interview (Civilization, Starships) [ENGLISH]

• published: 11 Mar 2015
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Sid Meier talks about Civilization, Starships, his own tastes, his "one more turn" addiction, Firaxis, etc. TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUESTIONS : - Isn't it too disappointing to play your own games ? (00'01") - How would you define the art of creating a video game ? (1'12") - What should a child/student do to follow your steps ? (3'01") - Do you think that video game has become cooler in the last years ? (3'58") - What do you answer to people who think video games are useless or even dangerous ? (5'17") - Do you see yourself as a teacher thru your games ? (6'15") - Which other video games are so cool that you wish you could have the idea first ? (7'20") - Are you aware that some people just can't resist your games ? (8'18") - Do you suffer from the "one more turn" phenomenon ? (8'53") - When will you stop creating games ? (10'02") - Why is your name on the game's titles ? (11'26") - Why is there never any blood or gore in your games ? (12'58") - Is the video game market more interresting than 10 or 20 years ago ? (14'19") - Have you ever had a huge crisis, with emergency patching for example ? (15'25") - In 2005 you said you'd be happy to work on a dinosaur game, so, is it coming ? (15'47") - Do you hire historians for your games ? (16'24") - Which of your games was the most advanced at the time it was released ? (17'57") - Civilization II to Civilization V were designed by other lead designers : was it hard to "give away your baby" ? (18'58") - Do you have any insights about Civilization VI ? (20'24") - Will the players of Civilization also play Starships (20'50") - You belive that our future is up there, in the stars : so, when do we leave ? (21'42") - If you were a multibillionnaire businessman, would you invest in space conquest like Elon Musk or Richard Branson ? (22'42") - In his books Foundation, Isaac Asimov pictures the quest for the lost Earth : would it be a nice idea for an expansion pack ? (23'22") - Is there anything from your game Pirates! in Starships ? (24'24") - Could you tell us a bit more about the link between Starships and Civilization V : Beyond Earth ? (25'09") This footage is almost unedited, and published for the (huge) fans. The edited version (with french subtitles) can be found on this same channel. Journalist : Guerric Poncet, Le Point (France), @guerricp Recorded February 25th, 2015, in London.