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A journey through many years (and occasionally centuries) to find out who is responsible for modern computer and video games. May contain balls, Napoleon Bonaparte, robots, organized crime, and the US Air Force.

Podcast episodes

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2.1 The Happy Dead End

2022/01/15

Sometimes, people want their own pizza place a little too much. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameevopodcast)

2.2 Programmed to Succeed

2022/02/15

Not all pioneers of computing and video games were white and male. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameevopodcast)

2.3 A Platonic Ideal

2022/03/15

Sometimes, a military network project becomes a place for Microsoft to borrow games from. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameevopodcast)

2.4 Call of the Void

2022/04/15

It turns out that getting people excited about space for a decade makes their imaginations run wild. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameevopodcast)

2.5 Downwards! To Adventure!

2022/05/15

The world discovers the joy of applying items to problems, and escaping mazes. Support the show

2.6 Artificial Artificers

2022/06/15

Weary game masters rejoice at the sight of computers generating dungeons for them. They quaff as many drinks as their magic sack funds allow them, and go watch rats fight giants. Support the show

1.1 The Many Faces of Chess

2021/01/15

The main driving force in the history of chess has been humanity's love of mating. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameevopodcast)

1.2 War, Reinvented

2021/02/15

"This chess game is old and stupid." All of Prussia, early XIX century. https://kriegsspielorg.wordpress.com/articles-2/von-reisswitzs-original-equipment/ Errata: "Spee" – not "Spree" Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameevopodcast)

1.3 Industrial Entertainment

2021/03/15

The original game industry is a bright patchwork of games and puzzles covering a pile of bodies. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameevopodcast)

1.4 $500

2021/04/15

Playing with money, politics, painful history – is there anything people won't turn into a game? Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameevopodcast)

1.5 Playing with Moving Parts

2021/05/15

Metal, wood, glass, and plastic are here to entertain and teach, for a price. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameevopodcast)

1.6 A Miracle of Mechanical Ingenuity

2021/06/15

A few hundred printed sheets bound together might not look like they're inviting reader's input, and yet… Errata: "Senderos" – not "senedros." Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/gameevopodcast)