[game_preservation] Mainframe games resource

[Dyson, Jon-Paul]

You might check out Nick Montfort's Twisty Little Passages - his chapter
"Adventure and Its Ancestors" might have some useful information.

 

Best,

J.P. 

 

 

 

Jon-Paul C. Dyson, Ph.D.
Vice President for Exhibit Research and Development and
Associate Curator for Electronic Games
Strong National Museum of Play
One Manhattan Square
Rochester, NY 14607
Direct line: 585-410-6341
Fax: 585-263-2493
Email: jpdyson at museumofplay.org
<mailto:jpdyson at museumofplay.orgWebsite> Website:
http://museumofplay.org <blocked::http://museumofplay.org/> 

 

 

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[mailto:game_preservation-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Captain
Commando
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 1:15 PM
To: IGDA Game Preservation SIG
Subject: [game_preservation] Mainframe games resource

 

I'm working on a new historical document about early computer games but
don't have a lot of resources on the topic. Does anyone know of a
resource (book, website, database, etc) that documents computer games
from 1972 and earlier? There aren't too many resources I've been able to
find, but I know there had to have been some influential games between
1962 and 1972 other than Spacewar and Spacewar hacks (of course,
documentation of these is appreciated as well!). While I'm specifically
interested in the period of 1962-1972, if the resource has interesting
information that expands beyond that time period, I would of course be
interested!

Thanks for any help!

Devin Monnens

-- 
The sleep of Reason produces monsters.

"Until next time..."
Captain Commando 

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