Are you a fan of computer games? Then you probably know the name Sid Meier.

This Canadian-
American programmer designed some of the most famous games of the late 20th and early 21st
centuries. In fact, people in the USA call him ‘the father of computer gaming.’

(Jeste li ljubitelj računalnih igrica? Onda vjerojatno znate ime Sid Meier. Ovaj kanadsko-američki
programer osmislio je neke od najpoznatijih igara s kraja 20. i početka 21. stoljeća. Zapravo, ljudi u
SAD-u ga nazivaju 'ocem računalnih igara'.)

Sid is from Canada, but he moved with his family to the USA when he was just a few years old. He
studied History and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, then he got his first job, writing
programs for tills in shops.

(Sid je iz Kanade, ali se s obitelji preselio u SAD kada je imao samo nekoliko godina. Studirao je
povijest i informatiku na Sveučilištu u Michiganu, a zatim je dobio svoj prvi posao, pišući programe
za blagajne u trgovinama.)

Sid quickly realised that he preferred designing games, and so he decided to start his own company
with his friend, Bill Stealey. The first games they started producing were simulation games, such as
Silent Service. In this game, players could pretend they were on a submarine.

(Sid je brzo shvatio da više voli dizajniranje igara, pa je odlučio osnovati vlastitu tvrtku sa svojim
prijateljem Billom Stealeyjem. Prve igre koje su počeli proizvoditi bile su simulacijske igre, poput
Silent Servicea. U ovoj igri igrači su se mogli pretvarati da su na podmornici.)

They had to sink ships at sea and avoid getting into danger. It was a big hit in both the USA and the
UK. Sid also designed action and adventure games, such as Pirates! and problem-solving games like
Tycoon, but his best and most famous series is Civilization.

(Morali su potopiti brodove na moru i izbjeći opasnost. Bio je veliki hit u SAD-u i Velikoj Britaniji.
Sid je također dizajnirao akcijske i avanturističke igre, kao što su Pirates! i igre za rješavanje
problema poput Tycoona, ali njegov najbolji i najpoznatiji serijal je Civilization.)

These games are a mix of Sid’s two favourite things: strategy games, and his favourite subject at
school, History. The first Civilization game came out in 1991, and now it looks very old – you can see
the little squares that make up the picture on the screen!

(Ove igre su mješavina Sidovih dviju omiljenih stvari: strateških igara i njegovog omiljenog
predmeta u školi, povijesti. Prva igra Civilization izašla je 1991. godine, a sada izgleda vrlo staro –
možete vidjeti kvadratiće koji čine sliku na ekranu!)

The new game, Civilization VI, looks like a film in 3D, however. The series continues changing as
technology improves, but through it all, Sid keeps his old fans and manages to get new ones, too.

(Međutim, nova igra, Civilization VI, izgleda kao film u 3D. Serija se nastavlja mijenjati kako
tehnologija napreduje, ali kroz sve to Sid zadržava svoje stare obožavatelje i uspijeva pridobiti
nove.)
Sid Meier has got several Lifetime Achievement Awards for his work in the gaming industry. He
certainly deserves them!

(Sid Meier dobio je nekoliko nagrada za životno djelo za svoj rad u industriji igara. On ih svakako
zaslužuje!)

His Civilization series sold 35 million games and experts guess people around the world spent a billion
hours playing the game between 1991 and 2016! We look forward to seeing what ‘the father of
computer gaming’ thinks of next.

(Njegov serijal Civilization prodao je 35 milijuna igara, a stručnjaci pretpostavljaju da su ljudi diljem
svijeta proveli milijardu sati igrajući igru između 1991. i 2016.! Radujemo se vidjeti što 'otac
računalnih igara' misli o sljedećem.)
Pitanja:

1. Are you a fan of computer games?

O: I am a fan of computer games

2. Who is sid meier?

O: Sid Meier Canadian-American programmer designed some of the most famous games of the late
20th and early 21st centuries.

3. What is Sid Meier called in the USA?

O: People in the USA call Sid Meier the father of computer gaming

4. Where is Sid from? How old was he when he moved to the USA?

O: Sid is from Canada, and when he was a few years old he moved to usd.

5. What did he study and what is the name of the university?

O: He studied history and computer science at the University of Michigan

6. What was his first job

O: His first job, writing programs for tills in shops.

7. Which Sid soon realized he preferred?

O: Sid quickly realised that he preferred designing games

8. What did he decide to establish and with whom?

O: he decided to start his own company with his friend, Bill Stealey

9. What games did they start producing?

O: The first games they started producing were simulation games, such as Silent Service.

10. What did they have to do in that game?

O: In this game, players could pretend they were on a submarine. They had to sink ships at sea and
avoid getting into danger.

11. Where was that game a big hit?

O: It was a big hit in both the USA and the UK.

12. What else has Sid designed?

O:Sid also designed action and adventure games, such as Pirates! and problem-solving games like
Tycoon.
13. What is his most famous and best series?

O: His best and most famous series is Civilization.

14. How were sid games created?

O: These games are a mix of Sid’s two favourite things: strategy games, and his favourite subject at
school, History.

15. When the first Civilization game came out

O: The first Civilization game came out in 1991

16. What the first Civilization game looks like now?

O: it looks very old – you can see the little squares that make up the picture on the screen!

17. What the new Civilization VI game looks like?

O: The new game, Civilization VI, looks like a film in 3D

18. How the series changes?

O: The series continues changing as technology improves

19. Has Sid Meier received any awards for his life's work?

O: Sid Meier has got several Lifetime Achievement Awards for his work in the gaming industry

20. How many games did his Civilization series sold?

O: His Civilization series sold 35 million games

21. What do experts guess how long the game was played between 1991 and 2016?

O: experts guess people around the world spent a billion hours playing the game between 1991 and
2016