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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Thursday Jun 15, 2023

Will Wright’s Sim City

Thursday Jun 15, 2023

TCW Podcast Episode 188 - Will Wright's Sim City

We look at the life of game designer Will Wright who developed the hit game Sim City. Wright was, and is a very talented individual with a deep passion for learning. As a child, he was not into video games, and only his interest in robotics led him to investigate computers more. From there he was enamored with the original Flight Simulator and the possibilities it promised. Though it was not until his exposure to Conway's Game of Life that he really took an interest in programming. This led to his development of Raid on Bungling Bay, and from the tools used to make that game, he found more fun in creating a city simulator he call microtopolis. This simulation game would eventually become what we know as Sim City!

Solaris by Stanisław Lem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris_(novel)

What is Montessori in 18 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljuw3grZ11Q

Victor Tugelbend: https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Victor_Tugelbend

The Cannonball Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2hGFN8NlLQ

Apple II Flight Simulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHdW9RA6skQ

Raster Blaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4n5elO-LLs

Play Game of Life: https://playgameoflife.com/

Documentary on Game of Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2MH9O4pXY

Memorable Moments in the Wild Kingdom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbJXzwURlRw

C64 Raid on Bungling Bay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CjNj1gfj0I

NES Raid of Bungling Bay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZudVNf7hN0

TCW 084 - Time Shared: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/time-shared/
Servo Basic Concepts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzo9m0tMD0A