Network Games, side A [audiocassette], May 8, 1989, 9:00am
Scope and Contents
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.
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 8, 1989, 9:00am
Creator
- Rob Fulop (Speaker, Person)
- Robert Gehorsam (Speaker, Person)
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 does an online product differ from a single-user program? What is the market for network games? What are the technical capabilities and limitations of commercial networks, and how are they changing? What are the business, artistic, and design issues to contend with?" —Description from Computer Game Developers' Conference 1989 program
Repository Details
Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository