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I read most of the journal entries when they were on his site (they seem to be removed now) and found them hugely interesting. He is obviously very talented, no
by adam-a 15y ago
I read most of the journal entries when they were on his site (they seem to be removed now) and found them hugely interesting. He is obviously very talented, not just at making games, but also as a writer; he wrote the screenplay for the recent PoP movie. The journal was well written and a really interesting view on the 80's video game industry.
The only shame is that this eBook won't contain the videos that were in the journals before. Most of the animation in the original PoP was done by rotoscoping (or something like that) and he uploaded some of the old footage he used. There was a particularly great one of his brother doing the running turn, which was remarkably recognisable.
I would definitely recommend if you have any interest in making games, or in the creative process in general.
- freeman478 15y agoThey are still available here (http://jordanmechner.com/old-journals/ http://jordanmechner.com/old-journals/) but they are not linked in the post :)
- epaga 15y agoSome real gems there, like the old video material he used to draw the animations. http://jordanmechner.com/old-journals/1985/10/october-20-1985 http://jordanmechner.com/old-journals/1985/10/october-20-198...