Michael Shorrock, Sega Channel collection

Collection

Identifier: SHORROCK

Scope and Contents

This collection includes digitized copies of paperwork, audio and video cassettes, disks, and game data from Michael Shorrock's work for Sega Channel from 1993–1997. Shorrock's papers primarily deal with programming research and user studies for Sega Channel, as well as samples of promotional and sales materials.

Dates

Publication: 1993–1998

Conditions Governing Access

The Video Game History Foundation has been given permission by Michael Shorrock to reproduce material in this collection. The intellectual property rights for these materials remains with their respective owners.

The Video Game History Foundation currently does not provide access to game data and system ROMs through our library. Data from these items in this collection has been donated to Gaming Alexandria.

Conditions Governing Use

To the extent that he owns the rights to the materials in this collection, Michael Shorrock has allowed these materials to be reproduced for research and educational purposes (including both print and digital publication) with attribution to Michael Shorrock and the Video Game History Foundation. The intellectual property rights for these materials remains with their respective owners.

Full Extent

5.90 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Michael Shorrock is a game producer and executive who worked at companies including Broderbund, Sega of America, and e-learning company Ninth House Network. Shorrock's career focused on interactive content delivery and educational games.

Notably, Shorrock was the vice president of programming for Sega Channel, a cable-based game delivery system for Sega Genesis, produced by Sega of America in conjunction with Tele-Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable. While working for Sega, Shorrock was also involved with a proposal for Express Games, a computer game delivery system that would have succeeded Sega Channel.

Custodial History

Michael Shorrock loaned these materials to the Video Game History Foundation to be digitized. They were returned to Shorrock after digitization, with exceptions noted in individual records.

Existence and Location of Originals

The items in this collection were returned to Michael Shorrock after digitization. At the time of cataloging this collection, Shorrock planned to donate the physical items to another institution.

Separated Materials

Michael Shorrock also provided a binder containing a presentation given by Sony at the 2005 Game Developers Conference, when Shorrock served as Director of 3rd Party Relations for Sony Computer Entertainment of America. Because this was the only item in this collection unrelated to Sega Channel, it was separated into another collection (see "Facilitating Innovation slide printouts" in "Game Developers Conference presentations").