Steve Lacey - Tour of the Flight Simulator team

Posted By: The Channel 9 Team | Oct 25th, 2004 @ 2:39 PM | 59,221 Views | 13 Comments
Flight Simulator is one of Microsoft's coolest products. After all, what's cooler than being able to fly a Boeing 747 around the world?

It might not sound geeky enough for Channel 9, but there's a lot of technology in Flight Simulator.

And, there's a sizeable team of developers and testers who work there. Steve Lacey, Software Architect, on the Flight Simulator team gives us a tour to meet some of the geeks and hear some of the stories behind the development of the world's best-known simulator.
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#Oct 25th, 2004 @ 2:58 PM
Manip
Manip

Woohoo .. lush, this video rocks .. Bill Gates interview, who needs it!

Good job scoble and co Big Smile


#Oct 25th, 2004 @ 3:10 PM
The Channel 9 Team
The Channel 9 Team
5 guys from Redmond
Don't miss the discussion about the DC-3 navigation panel that the team found on eBay. I love that story.
#Oct 25th, 2004 @ 3:40 PM
Manip
Manip
The Channel 9 Team wrote:
Don't miss the discussion about the DC-3 navigation panel that the team found on eBay. I love that story.


I saw .. that is really silly, I mean that eBay is the only place they could find one .. wonder how much they ended up paying for it?
#Oct 25th, 2004 @ 5:49 PM
Minh
Minh
WOOH! WOOH!
Hey, are you guy planning the SpaceShipOne add-on to MS FS? I'd invest in a new video card for that.
#Oct 25th, 2004 @ 8:43 PM
Shrage
Shrage
Let's Tallk

Great tour! Hope you will get to the artist department too.

#Oct 26th, 2004 @ 8:51 AM
jwfisher
jwfisher
Exiled to Texas
The Channel 9 Team wrote:
Flight Simulator is one of Microsoft's coolest products.


Folks, thanks for the great tour. Well done! FS is one of my favorite MS products.

But, the tour went a bit further for me... it's yet another reminder of why MS is such a great company. The dedication, drive, vision, and broad diversity of the team's experience and perspective are really inspiring. That's what I've always liked best about MS, and that's the type of team I'd like to work with someday.

Keep up the great work - I can't wait to see what comes next!!!
#Oct 26th, 2004 @ 1:24 PM
NadJ
NadJ
Does anyone know if any part of the Flight Sim Team is based in the UK?
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