A People’s History of Video Game Development
A People’s History of Video Game Development
Podcast Description
The history of video games through the lens of everyday developers. We cover the obscure, unpublished, forgotten, and even a few well-known games, but always through the perspective of people who were working hard to make them happen.
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a developer, or about what happened behind the scenes of your favorite games, this podcast is for you.
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Explores the history of video games focusing on underrepresented titles and the various developers behind them, with specific episodes like '90s Text-Based Online Games: The Pioneers' highlighting early multiplayer experiences, technological challenges, and the legacy of games like Gemstone 3.
The history of video games through the lens of everyday developers. We cover the obscure, unpublished, forgotten, and even a few well-known games, but always through the perspective of people who were working hard to make them happen.
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a developer, or about what happened behind the scenes of your favorite games, this podcast is for you.
Tracy and Kel talk about the ways people role play beyond the screen and text-based games, including costume events, Renaissance Faires and the SCA, D&D, and LARPs. They also discuss some of the history of that tradition, and how far into the past role play nerds can be traced.
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