Buch, Englisch, 116 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 369 g
How a Rock Star Developer Promised to Make Us His Bitch and Failed
Buch, Englisch, 116 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 297 mm, Gewicht: 369 g
ISBN: 978-3-565-25847-5
Verlag: epubli
John Romero was a god of gaming. He co-created Doom and Quake. So when he founded Ion Storm and announced "Daikatana," the world listened. The marketing slogan was infamous: "John Romero's about to make you his bitch." It was the height of 90s arrogance.
But the game was a disaster. Delayed for years, plagued by engine switches, and marred by an AI sidekick that couldn't open doors, Daikatana destroyed Romero's reputation and his company. This book is a post-mortem of the dot-com era's excess in the gaming industry. It shows what happens when rock star egos collide with the hard reality of software development, and why hype is a debt that eventually must be paid.
