Rand Miller (Myst, Uru) comments on game graphics

Gamespot is featuring an article on the role of high-res graphics in today's games. Among the three important game designers is Rand Miller, who helped to create the Myst games and the recent Uru: Ages Beyond Myst:

For Miller, leaps in technology, while tempting, provided a hard-to-hit “moving target”–the programmer's dilemma of not knowing what the prevalent system specs will be at the time a game is eventually released. “The geek side of [me] says 'more,' 'more,' 'more,' ” said Miller. “But the guy trying to hit the moving target says 'stop'.” [Prince of Persia creator Jordan] Mechner quipped in response, saying, “I’m from the ‘stop already’ school.”

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