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History of Video Games Museum Exists
Can a history museum for electronic games do an accurate job when influenced by a toy museum?
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Your Video Game System Knowledge
Here’s a online test that Kotaku posted today that really got my brain going: Can You Name the Video Game Systems (Released in the U.S.)? As someone who studies video game history, the test really kicked my ass. Under the cut (or huge spoiler line) are my analysis of my results, but a few tips.…
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Happy 15th Birthday, Myst!
Fifteen years ago today, Myst was released. It’s been a wild ride since! While there are a small assortment of titles I can point to, the largest influence in my career as a game developer and artist is Myst. Now that I am employed as a developer at Telltale Games, I wish Cyan Worlds a…
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How do we honor our pioneers?
A few nights ago I had a rather morbid dream. In the dream, Shigeru Miyamoto had passed away. Before I continue, I want to make extremely clear that I do not wish anything bad to Shigeru San. As you’ll read, this is a platform for me to talk about a larger context with a theoretical…