Multimedia and CD-ROMs

Subject

Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 393 Collections and/or Records:

Activision and Lightspan Partnership hard drive backup [Macintosh disk image], 1988–1994

Series

Identifier: VOLK-1

Scope and Contents

This hard drive (titled "nonnetwork backups-1" when recovered) contains files from William Volk's work at Activision from 1988–1994, as well as some files and videos related to Volk's work at Lightspan Partnership.

Dates: 1988–1994

Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / William Volk papers

Andrew Nelson papers

Collection — Box Andrew Nelson, Cyberflix papers

Identifier: NELSON

Abstract

Andrew Nelson is a writer who was the cofounder and creative director of Cyberflix, a studio that created interactive movies for computers. CyberFlix titles were developed using a proprietary authoring toolset called DreamFactory, which was meant to allow non-programmer writers and artists to design mulitmedia games.

As the lead writer at Cyberflix from 1993–1997, Nelson wrote the scripts for games including Dust: A Tale of the Wired West and Titanic: Adventure Out of Time.

Dates: 1993–1997

Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Bandai, Pippin @World brochure, 1996

Item

Identifier: PROMO-KITS.BANDAI.1

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of folders and catalogs that video game publishers used to advertise their games. Based on the included information, it is unclear if these were intended for retailers or the press, possibly both, since they contain information about product ordering as well as general press releases. Unless otherwise noted, the original provenance of these folders is unclear.

Dates: Copyright: 1996

Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game publisher publicity kits, brochures, and catalogs, assorted

CD 020, Panasonic Interactive Media, April 1996

Item

Identifier: GAMEPRO-CDS.020

Scope and Contents This disc includes assets for the following games: Dream Team Basketball "Obelisk" (Beyond Time) Olympic Soccer Olympic Summer Games Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (3DO port, unreleased) Alphabet Adventure Dinosaurs...

Dates: April 1996

Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / GamePro press CD collection

CD-ROM Entertainment, June 1994

Item — Location Computer Game Review

Identifier: MAG-CGR.V3N11.CDE

Scope and Contents From the Series: The collection includes all 59 issues of Computer Game Review, all five supplementary issues of CD-ROM Entertainment, and both issues of the preceding Sendai computer gme magazine, Computer Fun & Games. The library's physical collection also includes several special issues and supplements that were distributed with the magazine. Many of the supplements were acquired separately and are undated; it is unknown which issues they were bundled with, and they were cataloged...

Dates: Publication: June 1994

Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Computer Game Review / Computer Game Review, Volume 3, Issue 11, Number 35

CD-ROM Entertainment, September 1994

Item — Location Computer Game Review

Identifier: MAG-CGR.V4N01.CDE

Scope and Contents From the Series: The collection includes all 59 issues of Computer Game Review, all five supplementary issues of CD-ROM Entertainment, and both issues of the preceding Sendai computer gme magazine, Computer Fun & Games. The library's physical collection also includes several special issues and supplements that were distributed with the magazine. Many of the supplements were acquired separately and are undated; it is unknown which issues they were bundled with, and they were cataloged...

Dates: Publication: September 1994

Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Computer Game Review / Computer Game Review, Volume 4, Issue 2, Number 38

CD-ROM Entertainment, August 1994

Item — Location Computer Game Review

Identifier: MAG-CGR.V4N02.CDE

Scope and Contents From the Series: The collection includes all 59 issues of Computer Game Review, all five supplementary issues of CD-ROM Entertainment, and both issues of the preceding Sendai computer gme magazine, Computer Fun & Games. The library's physical collection also includes several special issues and supplements that were distributed with the magazine. Many of the supplements were acquired separately and are undated; it is unknown which issues they were bundled with, and they were cataloged...

Dates: Publication: August 1994

Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Computer Game Review / Computer Game Review, Volume 4, Issue 1, Number 37

CD-ROM Entertainment, July 1994

Item — Location Computer Game Review

Identifier: MAG-CGR.V3N12.CDE

Scope and Contents From the Series: The collection includes all 59 issues of Computer Game Review, all five supplementary issues of CD-ROM Entertainment, and both issues of the preceding Sendai computer gme magazine, Computer Fun & Games. The library's physical collection also includes several special issues and supplements that were distributed with the magazine. Many of the supplements were acquired separately and are undated; it is unknown which issues they were bundled with, and they were cataloged...

Dates: Publication: July 1994

Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Computer Game Review / Computer Game Review, Volume 3, Issue 12, Number 36

CD-ROM Entertainment, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 1994

Item — Location Computer Game Review

Identifier: MAG-CGR.V3N10.CDE

Scope and Contents From the Series: The collection includes all 59 issues of Computer Game Review, all five supplementary issues of CD-ROM Entertainment, and both issues of the preceding Sendai computer gme magazine, Computer Fun & Games. The library's physical collection also includes several special issues and supplements that were distributed with the magazine. Many of the supplements were acquired separately and are undated; it is unknown which issues they were bundled with, and they were cataloged...

Dates: Publication: May 1994

Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Computer Game Review / Computer Game Review, Volume 3, Issue 10, Number 34

CD-ROM Power, Volume 1, Issue 1, February 1995

Item — Location Multimedia magazines: Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-LAUNCH; Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-NET; Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-VIRTUALCITY; Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-NETGUIDE; Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-INTERACTIVITY; Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-MONDO2000; Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-ID; Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-YAHOO; Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-CDROMREVIEW; Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-AOLMO; Series MAG-MULTIMEDIA-CDROMWORLD

Identifier: MAG-MULTIMEDIA-CDROMPOWER.V1I1

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The library has collected small number of issues of a variety of different multimedia magazines. Due to the limited issues held for each series, they are cataloged and shelved together.

Dates: Publication: February 1995

Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Multimedia and internet magazines, assorted / Miscellaneous