Elijah Meeks's Blog, page 11
March 9, 2009
The Strategy Game as Digital Humanities Document, Part II
Interface
Seven Cities of Gold, as with many EA products at the time, was known for its high-quality interface and the ease of use it afforded. Management of assets within the game, as well as the movement across the map and the map itself, were presented in an abstracted form wherein logistical and environmental versimilitude were considered secondary to a concept known as playability. This could be translated as simplicity or elegance. Game designer Chris Crawford believed that, “popularity—p
