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Ian Bird (software Developer)
Ian Bird is a game programmer and game designer. Along with other game credits, Bird wrote the computer games '' Millennium 2.2'' and ''Deuteros''. Games *'' Theatre Europe'' (1985) *'' Millennium 2.2'' (1989) *'' Deuteros: The Next Millennium'' (1991) *''Campaign II'' (1993) *'' Millennia: Altered Destinies'' (1995) *''WarGames'' (1998) *''Chicken Run'' (2000) *''The Mummy Returns'' (2001) *''Pac-Man World 3 ''Pac-Man World 3'' is a platform video game developed by Namco Hometek and Blitz Games and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2, the GameCube, the Xbox, the PlayStation Portable, the Nintendo DS, and Microsoft Windows. The Nintendo DS version ...'' (2003) References External links *https://paleotronic.com/2019/04/30/surviving-on-the-moon-in-millennium-2-2/ *https://www.dixiak.com/deuteros/ Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Video game programmers British computer programmers British video game designers {{videogame-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Programmer
A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebases for video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...s or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines, all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer". A game programmer should not be confused with a Video game designer, game designer, who works on Video game design, game design. History In the early days of video games (from the early 1970s to mid-1980s), a game programmer also took on the job of a designer and Game art design, artist. This was generally because the abilities of early computers were so limited that having specialized personnel for each function was unnecessary. Game con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WarGames (1998 Video Game)
''WarGames'' is a 1983 American techno-thriller film directed by John Badham, written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes, and starring Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, and Ally Sheedy. Broderick plays David Lightman, a young computer hacker who unwittingly accesses a United States military supercomputer programmed to simulate, predict and execute nuclear war against the Soviet Union, triggering a false alarm that threatens to start World War III. The film premiered at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, and was released by MGM/UA Entertainment on June 3, 1983. It was a widespread critical and commercial success, grossing $125 million worldwide against a $12 million budget. At the 56th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for three Oscars, including Best Original Screenplay. It also won a BAFTA Award for Best Sound. ''WarGames'' is credited with popularizing concepts of computer hacking, information technology, and cybersecurity in wider A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
