They Create Worlds

A podcast by Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum

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222 Episodes

  1. The Galaxy Game

    Published: 7/15/2016
  2. The Great Video Game Crash Part 3

    Published: 7/1/2016
  3. The Great Video Game Crash Part 2

    Published: 6/15/2016
  4. The Great Video Game Crash Part 1

    Published: 6/1/2016
  5. The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Software

    Published: 5/15/2016
  6. The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Hardware

    Published: 5/1/2016
  7. Early Computer Game Platforms: The Trinity, and The Disciples

    Published: 4/15/2016
  8. The Story of Chuck E Cheese

    Published: 4/1/2016
  9. Nintendo: Playing with Power

    Published: 3/15/2016
  10. History of Acclaim - "The Fall"

    Published: 3/1/2016
  11. History of Acclaim - "The Rise"

    Published: 2/15/2016
  12. The Genesis of JRPGs

    Published: 2/1/2016
  13. History of Mediagenic Part II

    Published: 1/15/2016
  14. History of Mediagenic Part I

    Published: 1/1/2016
  15. Birth of the Japanese Game Center

    Published: 12/15/2015
  16. History of the Arcade

    Published: 12/1/2015
  17. The Early History of Electronic Arts 

    Published: 11/15/2015
  18. The Untold History of Sega

    Published: 11/1/2015
  19. A Tale of Cycles

    Published: 10/15/2015
  20. What makes an industry?

    Published: 10/1/2015

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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 122+ hours!