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Game production materials -- Product development

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 12 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

Express Games, NCTA [PowerPoint presentation], March 1997

 Item
Identifier: SHORROCK-STRATEGY.5.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: Issued: March 1997

Express Games presentations [floppy disk], presentations dated March 1997, resumes dated November 25, 1997

 Item
Identifier: SHORROCK-STRATEGY.5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: presentations dated March 1997; resumes dated November 25, 1997

Game Express Presentation to TCI (Final) [PowerPoint presentation], March 6, 1997

 Item
Identifier: SHORROCK-STRATEGY.5.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: Issued: March 6, 1997

Game Express Presentation to TCI [PowerPoint presentation], March 6, 1997

 Item
Identifier: SHORROCK-STRATEGY.5.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: Issued: March 6, 1997

Lightspan Partnership hard drive backup [Macintosh disk image], 1995

 Series
Identifier: VOLK-2
Scope and Contents

This hard drive (titled "nonnetwork backups-2" when recovered) primarily contains files from William Volk's work at Lightspan Partnership in 1994. A substantial amount of this backup is personal correspondence, particularly about Volk's interest in recumbent cycling.

Dates: 1995

Programming strategy, 1993–1998

 Series
Identifier: SHORROCK-STRATEGY
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: 1993–1998

Sega Channel "PC Express Games" proposal, circa 1997

 Item
Identifier: SHORROCK-STRATEGY.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: circa 1997

Sega Channel production schedule, October 1997

 Item
Identifier: SHORROCK-STRATEGY.4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: October 1997

Sega Channel programming research binder, 1993–1998

 Item
Identifier: SHORROCK-STRATEGY.1
Scope and Contents

This binder contains materials across Michael Shorrock's entire time at Sega Channel, from his hiring in 1993 to the proposal for the Express Games service for PC circa 1998.

Dates: 1993–1998