They Create Worlds
A podcast by Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum
237 Episodes
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Foundation of the Japanese Video Arcade Game Industry
Published: 01/01/2018 -
Revisions and Updates
Published: 15/12/2017 -
Blizzard: Hellfire and The World… Of WarCraft
Published: 01/12/2017 -
Blizzard: Vikings and WarCraft
Published: 15/11/2017 -
The History and Merger of Enix and Square
Published: 01/11/2017 -
The Many Faces of Konami
Published: 15/10/2017 -
Sons of Pong
Published: 01/10/2017 -
Civilizing Sid Meier
Published: 15/09/2017 -
Old and Elite
Published: 01/09/2017 -
Driving Games and Technology
Published: 15/08/2017 -
Vestiges of Atari
Published: 01/08/2017 -
Atari, Ray Kassar and Warner
Published: 15/07/2017 -
Atari, Ventures and Acquisitions
Published: 01/07/2017 -
Founding, Syzygy to Atari
Published: 15/06/2017 -
Personal Gaming Histories
Published: 01/06/2017 -
Laser Craze
Published: 15/05/2017 -
Beating Them All Up
Published: 01/05/2017 -
Sierra On-Line
Published: 15/04/2017 -
On-Line Systems
Published: 01/04/2017 -
Origin Story
Published: 15/03/2017
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!