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Game vs. Story: The Battle of Interactive Fiction, side A [audiocassette], May 7, 1989, 10:15am

 Item
Identifier: EVENTS-GDCPRES-TAPES.89.04.A

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This is a partial collection of recorded talks from the 1989 Computer Game Developers' Conference. Metadata for this collection was based on a copy of the conference program, provided by Stanford University's Department of Special Collections from the Steve Meretzky Papers.

From the Collection:

Based on the event program and contemporary reporting (see The Journal of Computer Game Design, Volume 2, Number 5, June 1989, p.15), several talks from this event are either not represented in this collection or were not recorded:

  • Strategy Games, by Roger Keating and Ian Trout
  • Aristotle for Nerds, by Brenda Laurel
  • Keynote address by Timothy Leary
  • Any roundtable discussions (likely not recorded)

Dates

  • Event: May 7, 1989, 10:15am

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Video Game History Foundation has received written permission from the Game Developers Conference to share recordings of historical GDC content.

Full Extent

From the Item: 1 Cassettes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

"Games are interactive; stories are traditionally experienced by a passive audience. Interactive fiction is a battleground in which game and story fight for resources of designer and machine. Doug will discuss his own combat strategies and tactics in light of his experience designing The King of Chicago." —Description from Computer Game Developers' Conference 1989 program

Repository Details

Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository

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