This week's book was 'The Making of Prince Of Persia' by Jordan Mechner. These are the journal entries of the author from 1985-1993.
Although by age 18, Jordan Mechner had already fully developed his first successful video game. It was fascinating to gain an insight into his day-to-day and how he overcame procrastination, conflicting priorities, and finding the balance between delegation and getting the work done.
Jordan predicted that over 4 years he spent 3800hours building and developing his game. He demonstrated tremendous resilience, self-motivation, and willingness to keep going even when others doubted him throughout those years.
Prince of Persia went on to be adapted for nearly every computer and console platform in the early 1990’s, selling over two million copies and was a major influence in the development of the action-adventure video game genre.
What book are you reading this week?
Although by age 18, Jordan Mechner had already fully developed his first successful video game. It was fascinating to gain an insight into his day-to-day and how he overcame procrastination, conflicting priorities, and finding the balance between delegation and getting the work done.
Jordan predicted that over 4 years he spent 3800hours building and developing his game. He demonstrated tremendous resilience, self-motivation, and willingness to keep going even when others doubted him throughout those years.
Prince of Persia went on to be adapted for nearly every computer and console platform in the early 1990’s, selling over two million copies and was a major influence in the development of the action-adventure video game genre.
What book are you reading this week?
