Computer Game Evolution
by Tim
A journey through many years (and occasionally centuries) to find out who is responsible for modern computer and video games. May contain balls, Napoleon Bonaparte, robots, organized crime, and the US Air Force.
Copyright: © 2024 TIm K.
Episodes
1.11 So Close, and yet so Far
18m · PublishedHow hard can it be to understand what was happening 50 years ago in an industry based in information? Pretty hard, as it turns out.
Support the show1.10 Before the Beginning
39m · PublishedTime marches on, bringing us closer to video games with every step.
Support the show1.9 The Balls and the Stars
1h 29m · PublishedIt's a short trip from games on computers to computer games to "computer" games in name only.
Support the show1.8 Swords and Sorcery and Statistics
1h 19m · PublishedDice have escaped, and now you have to roll for everything.
Support the show1.7 Indoor Empires
1h 17m · PublishedPlaying wars is fine, but what if someone modelled how much it costs to prepare for one?
Support the show1.6 A Miracle of Mechanical Ingenuity
1h 12m · PublishedA few hundred printed sheets bound together might not look like they're inviting reader's input, and yet…
Errata: "Senderos" – not "senedros."
1.5 Playing with Moving Parts
1h 26m · PublishedMetal, wood, glass, and plastic are here to entertain and teach, for a price.
Support the show1.4 $500
1h 12m · PublishedPlaying with money, politics, painful history – is there anything people won't turn into a game?
Support the show1.3 Industrial Entertainment
1h 21m · PublishedThe original game industry is a bright patchwork of games and puzzles covering a pile of bodies.
Support the show1.2 War, Reinvented
1h 15m · Published"This chess game is old and stupid."
All of Prussia, early XIX century.
https://kriegsspielorg.wordpress.com/articles-2/von-reisswitzs-original-equipment/
Errata: "Spee" – not "Spree"
Computer Game Evolution has 42 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 61:09:14. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 22nd, 2024 05:14.
