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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Friday Jan 01, 2016

History of Mediagenic Part I

Friday Jan 01, 2016

TCW Podcast Episode 009 - History of Mediagenic Part 1

We go over the history of Activision, from the great crash, right up till Bruce Davis takes it over. We cover Activision's varied acquisitions by Jim Levy, and some of the challenges faced by the company during this time. We go over some of their successes, and misses, in reading the evolution of the industry.

Little Computer People

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkTgX1mGmDg

Portal - Activision

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RAj38MwyH4&t=1m6s

Alter Ego

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqjAFb-hv2c

Bard's Tale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhhuCIlGEPU

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

TCW Email: tcwpodcast@gmail.com

Twitter: @tcwpodcast

Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com