Mr Creosote on Nostr: 40 years ago, the first wave of established novelists lending their names to computer ...

40 years ago, the first wave of established novelists lending their names to computer games occurred. #MichaelCrichton was an exception insofar that his involvement was not just a licencing deal. Before even being approached by the eventual publisher, he started designing #Amazon by himself, programmed scenes and logic himself and hired a programmer to translate his BASIC code into a more efficient language.

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