They Create Worlds

A podcast by Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum

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222 Episodes

  1. The KOEI Dynasty

    Published: 3/15/2023
  2. The Fabric of Koei

    Published: 3/1/2023
  3. Space Invaders Part II

    Published: 2/15/2023
  4. Space Invaders and Nishikado

    Published: 2/1/2023
  5. The Intellivision Part 2

    Published: 1/15/2023
  6. The Intellivision Part 1

    Published: 1/1/2023
  7. The SEGA Technical Institute

    Published: 12/15/2022
  8. Shady Cocktail Cabinets

    Published: 12/1/2022
  9. The Computer Wars Part 3

    Published: 11/15/2022
  10. The Computer Wars Part 2

    Published: 11/1/2022
  11. The Computer Price Wars Part 1

    Published: 10/15/2022
  12. A Rogue’s Survival Part 2

    Published: 10/1/2022
  13. A Rogue’s Survival Part 1

    Published: 9/15/2022
  14. Activision and Kotick Part 3

    Published: 9/1/2022
  15. Activision and Kotick Part 2

    Published: 8/15/2022
  16. Activision and Kotick Part 1

    Published: 8/1/2022
  17. Centuri

    Published: 7/15/2022
  18. Allied Leisure

    Published: 7/1/2022
  19. Fallout

    Published: 6/15/2022
  20. California Pacific

    Published: 6/1/2022

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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!