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Game Developers Conference

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 97 Collections and/or Records:

Game Developers Conference presentations

 Collection
Identifier: EVENTS-GDCPRES
Dates: 1989–2004
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Game Developers Conference slides, assorted

 Collection
Identifier: EVENTS-GDCPRES-SLIDES
Dates: 1989–2004
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Developers Conference presentations

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

 Item — Location CGDC 1989 tapes
Identifier: EVENTS-GDCPRES-TAPES.89.04
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

Dates: Event: May 7, 1989, 10:15am
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Developers Conference presentations / Computer Game Developers' Conference 1989 talk recordings

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

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

Dates: Event: May 7, 1989, 10:15am
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Developers Conference presentations / Computer Game Developers' Conference 1989 talk recordings / Game vs. Story: The Battle of Interactive Fiction [audiocassette]

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

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

Dates: Event: May 7, 1989, 10:15am
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Developers Conference presentations / Computer Game Developers' Conference 1989 talk recordings / Game vs. Story: The Battle of Interactive Fiction [audiocassette]

Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU
Abstract Game Workers Unite (GWU) was one of the first labor advocacy groups for the video game industry. The organization, which was founded in 2018, promoted awareness of labor rights and the benefits of unionization. One of GWU's most visible forms of advocacy was distributing zines at video game industry events between 2018 and 2020. The international GWU parent organization appears to have disbanded in 2020 amid ...
Dates: Publication: 2018–2020
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Game Workers Unite, Game Developers Conference 2018 zine, March 2018

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU.GDC2018
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine was designed for the 2018 Game Developers Conference, shortly after the organization's public debut. This issue, featuring Sonic the Hedgehog on the cover, is themed to look like an issue of Nintendo Power magazine, including tongue-in-cheek references to a "free strategy guide inside." (The reference to "Issue 68" on the cover is part of the joke; it does not indicate an actual issue number.)

Dates: Publication: March 2018
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

Game Workers Unite, Game Developers Conference 2019 zine, Isabelle variant, March 2019

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU-GDC2019.2
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine was designed for the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Four variant covers were produced for this issue:

  • Waluigi holding a rose, a symbol of Democratic Socialism
  • Isabelle from Animal Crossing leading a march
  • A picket line of game industry professionals
  • A computer-generated egg character by artist mushbuh
A revised edition of this zine was produced in 2020 (see "Game Workers Unite zine, March 2020").

Dates: Publication: March 2019
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

Game Workers Unite, Game Developers Conference 2019 zine, mushbuh variant, March 2019

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU-GDC2019.4
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine was designed for the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Four variant covers were produced for this issue:

  • Waluigi holding a rose, a symbol of Democratic Socialism
  • Isabelle from Animal Crossing leading a march
  • A picket line of game industry professionals
  • A computer-generated egg character by artist mushbuh
A revised edition of this zine was produced in 2020 (see "Game Workers Unite zine, March 2020").

Dates: Publication: March 2019
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

Game Workers Unite, Game Developers Conference 2019 zine, "Unionize!" variant, March 2019

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU-GDC2019.3
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine was designed for the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Four variant covers were produced for this issue:

  • Waluigi holding a rose, a symbol of Democratic Socialism
  • Isabelle from Animal Crossing leading a march
  • A picket line of game industry professionals
  • A computer-generated egg character by artist mushbuh
A revised edition of this zine was produced in 2020 (see "Game Workers Unite zine, March 2020").

Dates: Publication: March 2019
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

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