<s>
Byzantine	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Betrayal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
1997	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
360º	O
screens	O
ala	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
,	O
with	O
live	O
actors	O
and	O
photo	O
realistic	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Byzantine	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
planned	O
Planet	O
Explorer	O
series	O
by	O
Discovery	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	O
Games	O
and	O
Edutainment	O
Applications	O
asserts	O
that	O
the	O
flagship	O
game	O
in	O
"	O
cultural	O
entertainment	O
"	O
,	O
Versailles	B-Application
1685	I-Application
,	O
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
other	O
historical	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
this	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
China	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
Egypt	B-Application
1156	I-Application
B.C.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
:	O
Tomb	O
of	O
the	O
Pharaoh	O
,	O
Pilgrim	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Weapon	I-Application
,	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Caeser	I-Application
's	I-Application
Will	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Vikings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Byzantine	B-Application
executive	O
producer	O
Harry	O
Moxley	O
,	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
team	O
16	O
months	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
time	O
they	O
travelled	O
throughout	O
Turkey	O
with	O
the	O
government	O
's	O
permission	O
,	O
and	O
captured	O
rolls	O
of	O
pictures	O
and	O
tapes	O
of	O
anything	O
of	O
interest	O
from	O
vehicles	O
to	O
museums	O
to	O
religious	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Byzantine	B-Application
artist	O
Martin	O
Servante	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
went	O
through	O
a	O
crisis	O
situation	O
during	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sussman	O
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Enterprise	O
Studios	O
,	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
the	O
techniques	O
and	O
tools	O
we	O
've	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
Byzantine	B-Application
title	O
from	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
to	O
DVD-ROM	O
are	O
all	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Classic	O
Gaming	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
provided	O
a	O
satisfactory	O
simulation	O
of	O
a	O
tour	O
through	O
Byzantine	B-Application
(	O
modern	O
day	O
Constantinople	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Byzantine	B-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
's	O
1997	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure/Role	O
-Playing	O
Software	O
Game	O
"	O
Codie	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
nominated	O
Byzantine	B-Application
for	O
its	O
1998	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure/RPG	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
went	O
ultimately	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
