During ApolyCon '06 held in Timonium, Maryland this past July, three representatives from Civilization IV developer Firaxis Games participated in a multiplayer tournament for the game. The game's Lead Designer Soren Johnson, fellow Designer/Programmer Jon "Trip" Schafer and Software Engineer Alex "alexman" Mantzaris went head-to-head with an on-looking crowd... and a camera documenting it all.
The third of a ten-part "Three Men and a Victory" serial is now available for download. Set to a selection of music from CivIV's soundtrack, key pieces of conversation between the three and other guests and participants help to contextualize the in-game action as seen from each Firaxian's laptop screen on a rotating basis. Below is a screenshot from this production:
The third of a ten-part "Three Men and a Victory" serial is now available for download. Set to a selection of music from CivIV's soundtrack, key pieces of conversation between the three and other guests and participants help to contextualize the in-game action as seen from each Firaxian's laptop screen on a rotating basis. Below is a screenshot from this production:
Johnson looking at his regional map |
The video is in Windows Media format, 06m36s in length and 12.9MB in size. Part 3 is scheduled for publishing on October 13th.
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Dan; Apolyton CS