T.BIRDS
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FILENAME(S): T.BIRDS
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| DISK TITLE | FILENAME | FILE TYPE | COLLECTION | TRACK | SECTOR | ACTIONS |
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| LOADSTAR 29 S 2 | T.BIRDS | PRG | Sailor, Ganheden | 13 | 0 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
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..^U.. AN INTERVIEW WITH. RICHARD GARRIOTT. BY. JON BARN ES.. PART 1..QUESTION: YOU PUB LISHED.AKALABETH RIGHT AFTER YOU.FINISHE D HIGH SCHOOL,.COMPLETED ULTIMA I AND.BE GAN ULTIMA II WHILE YOU.WERE ATTENDING T HE.UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. HOW.DID YOUR SU CCESS AFFECT.YOUR LIFE AT THE TIME?..RIC HARD: IT BECAME.OBVIOUS THAT SCHOOL AND .COMPUTERS WERE NOT.COMPATIBLE IN MY LIF E.BECAUSE AS MY INCOME LEVEL.WENT UP, MY GRADE POINT.AVERAGE WENT DOWN. AND I.CO ULDN'T KEEP UP DOING.BOTH THINGS... TO ACTUALLY DROP OUT OF.SCHOOL TO PLAY GAME S FOR A.LIVING WAS A REAL BIG-TIME.DECIS ION FOR ME BECAUSE MY.FATHER HAD INNUMER ABLE.DEGREES, MY OLDEST BROTHER.WAS A DO CTOR, AND ROBERT,.MY NEXT OLDER BROTHER, .ALREADY HAD HIS MASTERS IN.ENGINEERING AND WAS.WORKING ON HIS MASTERS IN.BUSINE SS. AND HERE I AM,.THIRD ONE DOWN THE LI NE,.AND I'M CONSIDERING.QUITTING SCHOOL. .. IT WAS A PRETTY TOUGH.DECISION TO QU IT SCHOOL TO.PURSUE THIS CAREER. BUT IT. SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A GOOD.DECISION...QUE STION: DO YOU HAVE A.SYSTEMATIC CREATIV E.PROCESS OR DO YOU RELY ON.FLASHES OF I NSIGHT?..RICHARD: MORE FLASHES.THAN ANY THING ELSE. IN.FACT, I PROGRAM BACKWARD S.FROM WHAT YOU ARE TAUGHT.IN THE TEXTBO OKS. YOU'RE.USUALLY TOLD TO LAY THINGS. OUT AHEAD OF TIME, TO GET.A GOOD FLOW CH ART, AND TO.DESIGN SIGNIFICANT.PORTIONS UP FRONT... WELL... NOT ME, I'M.AFRAID. THE WAY I DESIGN.IS TO FIRST ASK "WHAT .TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS DO.I REALLY WANT IN THIS.GAME?".. I'LL SAY, FOR INSTANC E,.FOR ULTIMA V, THAT I'M.DOUBLING THE A MOUNT OF.LITTLE TILES USED TO DRAW.ALL O F THE TERRAIN.FEATURES. (GRAPHICS ARE.US UALLY ONE OF THE FIRST.THINGS I DO IN AN .ULTIMA.).. SO I'M UP TO 512 TILES.NOW, SO I CAN HAVE CURVED.COASTLINES AND GRA NULATED.CASTLE WALLS -- SUBSTAN-.TIALLY MORE VARIETY IN.THE APPEARANCE OF ALL OF .THE GRAPHICS... THEN, NOW THAT I HAVE. THE GRAPHICS UP AND.RUNNING, I NEED THE. PLAYERS TO BE ABLE TO WALK.AROUND THE MA P. SO I'LL.WRITE THE PART THAT LETS.ME WALK AROUND ON THE MAP..THEN I NEED MONS TERS TO BE.THERE AND SO I'LL WRITE.THE L ITTLE SUBROUTINE.THAT MAKES THE MONSTERS .CHASE ME AROUND... THAT'S ALSO THE WAY THE.PLOT GETS DONE. USUALLY.WHEN I STA RT, I HAVE A.BASIC FLAVOR OF THE PLOT.TH AT I WANT. FOR INSTANCE,.THE PLOT FOR UL TIMA V IS.STILL WAY UP IN THE AIR AT.THI S POINT -- BUT I HAVE A.BASIC IDEA OF TH E.BEGINNING AND ENDING OF.THE GAME. THE DETAILS ARE.A TOTAL VOID AT THIS.POINT.. . THE DETAILS WILL COME.AS I'M LYING IN BED AT.NIGHT. I'LL SAY: GEE, A.NEAT FE ATURE HERE WOULD BE.TO HAVE THE MOON GAT ES NO.LONGER BE ABLE TO FUNCTION.IF SOME BODY STEALS THE.MOON STONES THAT ARE.BUR IED UNDERNEATH THEM..SO I'LL WRITE THAT IDEA.DOWN AND SLOWLY START TO.IMPLEMENT IT... QUESTION: THERE IS.OBVIOUSLY A GR EAT DEAL OF.ARTISTRY INVOLVED IN.WRITING A FANTASY GAME..WHAT KIND OF BACKGROUND DO.YOU HAVE?..RICHARD: MY FATHER IS.PR ETTY TECHNICAL, BEING AN.ASTRONAUT AND F ORMER.PROFESSOR AT CAMBRIDGE..BUT MY MOT HER IS A PRO-.FESSIONAL ARTIST -- AND SO .THAT REALLY LEAVES ME IN.THE MIDDLE. I REALLY FEEL.FORTUNATE TO GET A GOOD.MIX OF THE TWO... IN SCHOOL I WAS ALWAYS.MA TH AND SCIENCE ORIENTED.AND ENTERED SCIE NCE FAIRS.EVERY YEAR. IN FACT, MY.SENIO R YEAR I CAME IN.FOURTH PLACE IN THE.INT ERNATIONAL SCIENCE.FAIR... BUT COMBINED WITH THAT.I HAD THE LEAN TOWARD.ARTISTI C THINGS FROM MY.MOTHER. MY MOTHER DOES .BOTH POTTERY AND PAINTS,.AND SCULPTURE. YOU NAME.IT, SHE'S INTO IT. AND.SO I WOULD PERIODICALLY.GET INVOLVED IN SOME OF.THOSE PROJECTS... WRITING FANTASY GA MES.ON THE COMPUTER IS REALLY.NATURAL FO R USING BOTH OF.THOSE AREAS... QUESTION: ARE THERE ANY.BOOKS THAT HAVE INFLUENC ED.YOUR GAMES?..RICHARD: WELL, THAT IS. ANOTHER UNUSUAL THING.ABOUT MY PERSONALI TY: I.REALLY DON'T READ... IN FACT, A W HILE BACK.WE WORKED OUT THAT I'VE.READ A GRAND TOTAL OF.ABOUT 30 BOOKS IN MY.LIF E. AND THIS INCLUDES.CHILDREN'S BOOKS. IN.FACT, THE MAJORITY WERE.CHILDREN'S B OOKS... THE ONLY TIMES I EVER.READ ANYT HING WERE THE FEW.TIMES I HAD TO DO.ASSI GNMENTS IN ENGLISH.CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL. .PLUS, "THE LORD OF THE.RINGS" I ACTUALL Y READ ON.MY OWN. BUT THAT'S REALLY.ABOU T IT... SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE.MUCH INC LINATION FOR.LITERATURE. I ABSORB MOST. OF MY FANTASY INPUTS.THROUGH THINGS LIKE .MOVIES. I'M A BIG.MOVIEGOER; I'M A BIG MEDIA.PERSON....------------------------ --. CONTINUED IN PART 2.-------------- ------------.
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