They Create Worlds

A podcast by Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum

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220 Episodes

  1. Williams' Crazy Story Pt 2

    Published: 2/15/2018
  2. Williams' Crazy Story Pt 1

    Published: 2/1/2018
  3. EA Sports: It's in the Game!

    Published: 1/15/2018
  4. Foundation of the Japanese Video Arcade Game Industry

    Published: 1/1/2018
  5. Revisions and Updates

    Published: 12/15/2017
  6. Blizzard: Hellfire and The World… Of WarCraft

    Published: 12/1/2017
  7. Blizzard: Vikings and WarCraft

    Published: 11/15/2017
  8. The History and Merger of Enix and Square

    Published: 11/1/2017
  9. The Many Faces of Konami

    Published: 10/15/2017
  10. Sons of Pong

    Published: 10/1/2017
  11. Civilizing Sid Meier

    Published: 9/15/2017
  12. Old and Elite

    Published: 9/1/2017
  13. Driving Games and Technology

    Published: 8/15/2017
  14. Vestiges of Atari

    Published: 8/1/2017
  15. Atari, Ray Kassar and Warner

    Published: 7/15/2017
  16. Atari, Ventures and Acquisitions

    Published: 7/1/2017
  17. Founding, Syzygy to Atari

    Published: 6/15/2017
  18. Personal Gaming Histories

    Published: 6/1/2017
  19. Laser Craze

    Published: 5/15/2017
  20. Beating Them All Up

    Published: 5/1/2017

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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!