The Making of Prince of Persia
by Jordan Mechner
Mechner's journals from 1985 to 1993 as he built a classic game alone, doubted it, and watched it slowly succeed. Intimate and honest about the creative process.
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you are building something alone and need company in the uncertainty.
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Three things you will actually use
- Doubt is part of the work.
- Success arrives late and sideways.
- Keep a journal.
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Read a month of entries and compare to your own journal.
Our verdict
A maker's honest journal.
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