They Create Worlds

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Love of the worlds created by video game designers and personalities drives Alex Smith & Jeffrey Daum (history, law, CS degrees) to provide a scholarly yet light-hearted discussion of how arcade, home console, and PC games merged into a Video Game Industry. Emphasis is on the combination of business and creative elements needed for financial success. Interviews of Atari, EA, Activision, & other execs with detailed source evaluations produce the insights you hear in these 140+ hours!

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Tuesday Sep 15, 2020

A Casual World Part 1

Tuesday Sep 15, 2020

TCW Podcast Episode 122 - A Casual World Part 1

We look at the changes in the industry, mindset, and accessibility of games that lead to the formation of casual games. The early groundwork is set with casual games like Shanghai, Rubix, Reversi, Solitaire, and Tetris. The development happened organically, almost by accident. The tales of some of the pioneers that opened the door to what is arguably the biggest segment of the modern gaming industry is a tale not well told. We start that tale in this episode!

Shanghai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujw9y_m41WM

History of Mediagenic Part 1: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/history-of-mediagenic-part-i/

History of Mediagenic Part 2: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/history-of-mediagenic-part-ii/

Rubix the Amazin Cube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A6Ey_FHJkk

Reversi Windows 1.0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcIDOdZu5GA-

The Complete Tetris Story: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-complete-tetris-story/

New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!

TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com

Twitter: @tcwpodcast

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds

Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Alex's book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1