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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Wednesday Mar 15, 2017

Origin Story

Wednesday Mar 15, 2017

TCW Podcast Episode 038 - Origin Story

We cover the rise and fall of Origin Systems. A company that is very much defined by one of its founders Richard Garriott. We cover the company's pre-founding as Richard tried to get his games published, and distributed to the public. We then delve into its founding and growth into one of the great influencers of the video game industry. Ultimately ending up with the company's dissolution by EA in 2004, we see what factors led up to how we see Origin, and EA today.

Escape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjqTn93cZOc

Akalabeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmq-cO1RCoA

Ultima I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uv22hlykLM

Time Bandits Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwnjENpIyq0

Ultima II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHftrFz1gjs

Times of Lore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwzRVKi8pZ4

Space Rogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEyx6evq360

Wing Commander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Z4q8y-FhY

Ultima Underworld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuNymTPko3Y

Ultima Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhDvJ8RketA

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

TCW Email: tcwpodcast@gmail.com