Hot dogs and history at Cyan Worlds
Cyan Worlds hosted an open house for the Mysterium fan convention in 2019, and a look inside their building was a look at a company embracing and enduring their history.
Cyan Worlds hosted an open house for the Mysterium fan convention in 2019, and a look inside their building was a look at a company embracing and enduring their history.
A recap of Jason Scott’s discussion about the legality of open game archiving at the National Digital Stewardship Residency 2016 Symposium.
A brief reflection on the Smithsonian’s new exhibit on video games and how their take on the early days of gaming matters to this blog.
Rhizome’s event celebrating the re-release of Theresa Duncan’s CD-ROM games is a pivotal moment in CD-ROM history – both critically and technically. Luckily, I took notes! Read about the importance of Chop Suey, Smarty, and Zero Zero in feminist gaming history, as well as Rhizome’s groundbreaking work on server-side emulation.
If you’re in New York City, come to an event hosted by Rhizome and New Museum to commemorate the re-release of the Theresa Duncan CD-ROM games. I’ll be there!
An accidental trip to the former offices of a CD-ROM developer and what that building says about the 90s multimedia industry.