ouden veel meer talentvolle aanvragers hun ideeën tot uitvoering kunnen brengen. Bovendien neemt de status van de Veni af wanneer meer onderzoekers er één ontvangen, waardoor het wel of niet winnen ervan hopelijk minder doorslaggevend wordt dan nu. August 28, 1988

The videotaping with Robert came to an undignified halt when the battery pack in the rented camera abruptly died. At the time, I was hanging off the edge of a bus shelter at the North San Pedro Road freeway exit, hoping the cops wouldn’t show up, and realizing that hauling oneself up onto a ledge from a dead hang is harder than I’d thought. We’ll try again next week.

Prince of Persia was one of the great milestones for how video games were being made and perceived as a narrative form, but for a while there it almost didn’t get made. Then after it got made, it almost flopped. In summer 1985, not too long after his first game Karateka was released, a young game designer / aspiring screenwriter named Jordan Mechner first came up with the idea of a game in an Arabian Nights setting. By the end of the year, a contract was drafted with Karateka-Publisher Brøderbund, and Mechner had shot footage of his brother David performing various movements intended for the game – only the first of many recording sessions in Prince of Persia‘s development.

Mechner had first applied rotoscoping – that is, a live actor is filmed by a camera doing a variety of movements, and then an artist traces those images on a computer – for Karateka, and for his new game he would refine the technique. Even in the earliest demos, the hero of the game still frequently referred to as Baghdad (the title Prince of Persia was first thought up by Brøderbund’s producer for the game a year later) had remarkably fluid animation. He didn’t just jump up – he’d squat, leap into the sky and grab ahold of a ledge, swaying in the air before he pulled himself up and over. Considering most game characters at the time were lucky if they had more than three frames of movement animation, this was an extraordinary achievement. Getting the footage for the Prince’s athletic movement wasn’t always easy
ouden veel meer talentvolle aanvragers hun ideeën tot uitvoering kunnen brengen. Bovendien neemt de status van de Veni af wanneer meer onderzoekers er één ontvangen, waardoor het wel of niet winnen ervan hopelijk minder doorslaggevend wordt dan nu. August 28, 1988 

 The videotaping with Robert came to an undignified halt when the battery clique in the rented television camera abruptly died. At the time, I was hang off the boundary of a bus shelter at the North San Pedro Road freeway passing, hop the bull would n’t picture up, and realizing that haul oneself up onto a ledge from a dead hang is hard than I ’d thought. We ’ll try again next week. 

 Prince of Persia was one of the great milestones for how video recording games were being made and perceived as a narrative shape, but for a while there it almost did n’t get made. Then after it got made, it almost flop. In summer 1985, not too long after his first game Karateka was released, a young plot designer / aspiring screenwriter named Jordan Mechner first came up with the idea of a plot in an Arabian Nights dress. By the end of the year, a contract was drafted with Karateka - Publisher Brøderbund, and Mechner had shot footage of his brother David performing various movements intended for the plot – merely the first of many recording seance in Prince of Persia‘s growth. 

 Mechner had first applied rotoscoping – that is, a live actor is film by a camera doing a variety of movements, and then an artist trace those images on a computer – for Karateka, and for his new game he would refine the technique. Even in the early demos, the hero of the game still frequently refer to as Baghdad (the title Prince of Persia was foremost intend up by Brøderbund ’s producer for the game a year subsequently) had remarkably fluid vivification. He did n’t just jump up – he ’d squat, leap into the sky and grab ahold of a ledge, rock in the air before he pull himself up and over. consider most game character at the time were golden if they had more than three frames of campaign animation, this was an extraordinary achievement. catch the footage for the Prince ’s athletic movement was n’t always easy
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ouden veel meer talentvolle aAnvragers hUn ideEën Tot UiTvoeRing Kunnen brengen. BOVendIen neemt de status van de VEni af WaNNeer MEeR ondeRzoekerS Er ÉÉN onTvAnGen, WaARdOor heT weL of niet Winnen ervaN hoPeLijk minder doORsLaggevend wOrdT dan nu. August 28, 1988

the VideotApIng WIth RoBerT came To an unDIgnifiEd halt wheN tHE batteRY pack in THE rEnteD camera abruptly diED. AT The time, I was hanGing ofF tHE eDGE of A buS shelter at ThE NortH san PedrO roAD FReeWAy exit, hoping tHe cops wouldN’T shOw up, anD rEalIZing thAt hauLiNG onEself up onto A ledGe from a deAd hang IS harder THan I’d thOught. WE’ll Try AgaiN NeXt WeeK.

PRIncE Of perSIa wAs one of tHe GrEat miLestONES For hOw vIdeo Games Were being made And PercEIveD as a nArratIve fOrM, but fOr a whiLe theRe It almost didn’t geT madE. Then afteR it GoT maDe, It almOSt flopPed. in sUmmer 1985, noT too lonG AftEr HIS FiRst game Karateka was ReLEAsEd, a young Game deSIgNeR / Aspiring ScReeNwriTER nameD JorDAn mechner fIrst caME uP wIth the iDeA of a gaMe In aN ArAbian nIghtS settiNg. By the eNd of tHE year, a contract WAs drafted with kArATEkA-publIshEr BrøderbunD, and mEchnEr haD ShOt fOOtage Of his BrOThER David performing varIoUs moveMents Intended for thE game – only tHE FIrst of maNy reCOrDIng sessions in PRince Of Persia‘s dEVelopmenT.

MechNer had fiRst applieD ROtoscopiNg – tHat Is, a LivE ACtOr is filmed by a CAMera DoIng a varIetY of moveMenTs, aNd tHen An Artist traCes those ImAgEs On A coMputeR – For KaratEkA, anD fOr hIs new GAme he wOuld rEfinE tHe TEchNique. EvEN iN THe eaRlIeSt deMos, ThE hero Of thE GamE still fRequently RefERred To As baghdad (The title PrincE oF Persia was FiRst ThoughT UP by BrødeRbund’s producer for the gamE A year laTer) Had reMarkAbly fluid AniMation. he dIDn’t jusT jump uP – he’d sQuAt, lEAP into THE sKy aNd Grab ahold oF A LedGe, swaYiNg in The air bEfore he pulled himseLF up And over. ConsidEriNg moST GaMe cHArACteRs AT thE TIme were lucky if tHey had more ThAN tHree frames OF moVeMent aniMation, tHis waS An extraOrdinary aChievemenT. GEttiNG The Footage for The PrincE’s athletiC MovemENt Wasn’t AlwAys easY
ouden veel meer talentvoll e aanvrage rs hu n i dee ën  tot  uit voering kunnen bren gen. Bovendien neemt d e sta tu s  van de  Veni  af wan n ee r mee ron der zo e ke rs er  éé n ontva ngen, waar doo rhet wel of n i et  winnen er van  hopelijk mi nde r door sl agg e vendwor dt da n nu.A ugust28, 1988
T h e vide o tapingw i th  Rob ert came to an un d ig n ified halt whe n theba t te r y  pa ckin the ren te d cam e ra abru p tl y d ied .  At the time,  I was hang i ngoff th eedg e  of abus s he l ter  at the Nor th S an PedroRoad f r eeway e x it, hop ing th e c ops  wou l dn ’t  sh ow up, an d r e ali zing tha tha uling  one s e l f  upont o aledge  from a deadhan g is har der t han I ’d t ho ught.  We’ll  tryag ain next week.
Pri nce of Pe rsi awas  o ne of the gr eat  mi lestone s for h o w v id e o ga mes were being mad ea n dperceive d as a na rr a tive for m,  bu t fo r a whi le t h er e it alm ost di d n’ tget mad e.  Thenaf ter  it  gotm ade,  it al most flo pped. In summer 1985 ,  not too long af t e rh is f irs t game Kara teka wasrele a se d,a  youn g gam ed es i gner / aspiring scr ee nwrite r nam ed Jordan Mec hner first c a me up wi th t h ei dea of a gamein an  Arabian N i ghts set ting.  By theend of th e year, acon tra ctwas d ra fted with Kar a t eka- Pu blisher  Br øderbun d,and  Me chn er  had shot  footage  o fhi sbro therD avid per fo rmi ng  va rious moveme nts i nten de df orthe gam e  – o nlyth efirs t o fmanyreco r din g sessi ons in Pr inc e  ofPe rs ia‘s de velopment.

M ec hner had f ir stapplie d rotoscop ing – that is, a live a c tor isfil med b y acamera do ing  a var iet y  of mo vement s, an dthe n an ar t i st  tr ac es those i m a ges  on a  c ompu ter – f or Karateka, and f o r h is new game h e w ould r ef ine th e  te ch n iqu e .  Even in the ea rliest dem os ,  t he hero of the  g ame sti ll freq uentl y  referr ed to asBaghdad ( th e ti t l e P rince of P ersia wa s first t h ought up  by B rød erbund ’s  pr oduce r fort hegamea year  l ater)had r em arkablyfluid animation. He did n’t ju st ju mpup – he’d  sq u at,  leap int o th e sky andgra b a holdofa  ledg e, s w ay ing in th e ai r  before h e  p ull e d  h imself up a n d ove r. Co nsi d eringmost  game charactersa t the time wer e lu c k y i f t h ey h ad  more than thr eefr a m es of mo ve ment animat ion, thi sw as an  extra ordina ry achi e v em e nt. Ge ttin g t he footag e f or the Pri nc e’ s  athle ticmo vement  wasn’ t  alw a y s easy
ouden veel_meer talentvolle_aanvragers hun ideeën tot_uitvoering kunnen_brengen._Bovendien neemt_de_status van de_Veni af wanneer_meer onderzoekers er één_ontvangen, waardoor het_wel_of niet winnen ervan hopelijk minder doorslaggevend wordt dan nu. August 28, 1988

The videotaping_with_Robert came_to_an_undignified halt when the battery_pack in the rented camera_abruptly died._At the time, I was hanging off the_edge_of a bus_shelter at the North San Pedro Road freeway exit,_hoping the cops wouldn’t show up,_and realizing that_hauling_oneself_up onto a ledge_from a dead hang is harder_than I’d thought. We’ll try again_next week.

Prince of Persia was one of_the great milestones for how video_games were being made and_perceived as_a narrative form, but for_a while there_it almost_didn’t get made._Then after it got made, it_almost flopped. In_summer 1985, not too long after_his_first game Karateka_was_released,_a young_game designer /_aspiring_screenwriter named_Jordan_Mechner first came up with the_idea_of a game in an Arabian Nights_setting. By the end_of_the year, a contract_was drafted with Karateka-Publisher Brøderbund,_and Mechner had shot footage of_his brother_David performing_various movements intended for the game – only the first of_many recording sessions in Prince of_Persia‘s development.

Mechner had first_applied rotoscoping_–_that is, a_live_actor is_filmed by a camera doing a variety_of movements,_and then an artist traces those_images on a computer_–_for Karateka, and for his new_game he would refine the technique._Even in the earliest demos,_the_hero_of the game still frequently_referred to as Baghdad (the title_Prince of Persia_was first thought up by Brøderbund’s producer_for_the game a year later) had_remarkably_fluid animation. He didn’t just jump_up_–_he’d squat, leap into the_sky and grab ahold of a_ledge, swaying in the air before he pulled himself_up and over._Considering most game characters at_the_time_were lucky if they had more than three frames of_movement animation,_this was an_extraordinary achievement. Getting the footage for the Prince’s athletic movement_wasn’t always easy