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Sid Meier

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Also known as Sidney K. "Sid" Meier

Canadian-American game programmer and designer

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Within Vinony's link graph, Sid Meier is referenced by 197 other articles, and connects out to Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, Game Developers Conference and Firaxis Games.

It sits within the topics 1954 births, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame inductees and American chief executives in technology.

Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Sid Meier's Railroads!
  • Sid Meier's Memoir!
  • Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
  • Sid Meier's civilization III

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
159
Total plays
4,904

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Quotes

  • A game is a series of interesting choices.

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Key facts

Born
( 1954-02-24 ) February 24, 1954 (age 72) , Sarnia , Ontario , Canada
Education
University of Michigan ( BA )
Occupations
Businessman, computer programmer
Years active
1981–present
Employer
2K Games
Known for
MicroProse , Firaxis Games , Civilization series
Spouse
Susan Meier
Children
Ryan Meier
Awards
AIAS Hall of Fame Award (1999)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Sid Meier
date of birth
1954-02-24
name in native language
Sid Meier
start of work period
1982-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Sidney K. Meier (/ˈmaɪər/ MIRE; born February 24, 1954) is an American businessman and computer programmer. A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy and simulation video games, including the Civilization series, Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996. For his contributions to the video game industry, Meier was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sid Meier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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