Sid Meier is a household name in some circles, known around the world for his Civilization series of games as wel as Pirates!, Alpha Centauri, and others.  Attendees of GDC2010 will have the chance to bask in his glory and share his knowledge as he keynotes the conference.

In his keynote, Meier will discuss the finer definitions of designing a game, using the results of years of player study in his own games. Human psychology has more direct influence in design than does any collection of physics, math or engineering. Studying what the player wants to do and then why, gives the game designer more direction to how he should then allow the player to get what they want.

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via CGSociety – Game Developers Conference GDC 2010 Diary.