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Movies and Games: Living with a License, side A [audiocassette], May 7, 1989, 3:15pm

 Item
Identifier: EVENTS-GDCPRES-TAPES.89.10.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, 3:15pm

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

"How do you capture the essence of a licensed movie and turn it into an interactive experience? What are the good and bad points of licensing in our industry? The panelists will share their experiences in creating license-based games." —Description from Computer Game Developers' Conference 1989 program

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository

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