MongoPong 
How much Pong is too much Pong? The shareware game MongoPong proves that you can’t add too much before it gets out of control.
Tagged: Macintosh
MongoPong
Two odd Monopoly games in context 
Comparing two odd video game versions of Monopoly – one quirky, one intense – and what they say about the era they were released in.
The Multimedia Bird Book 
Birds are all around us, and birds are very pretty. This virtual cross-country birding adventure does a great job teaching those two facts to kids.
Noir: A Shadowy Thriller 
Noir recreates the world of a generic 1940s detective story with incredible production values and the genre’s trademark convoluted plotting.
Odyssey: The Legend of Nemesis 
Like a short story anthology, Odyssey: The Legend of Nemesis brings allegories to life through strong narrative design and characterization.
Peter Gabriel: Eve 
Real World’s multimedia art collage uses its fragmentation to reveal anxieties about relationships and social behavior, an idea that outpaces the parts dedicated to Peter Gabriel’s music.
Prince Interactive stream today at 2pm EDT 
Short update about a stream for Prince Interactive in memory of the artist’s death. Includes a link to the video of the playthrough and discussion.
PSA: Fund a book about the history of Macintosh games 
Consider giving a little money to a crowdfunding campaign to write a book about the history of Macintosh gaming.
Puppet Motel
Stark, frightening, silly, muddled, complicated – the multimedia collaboration between performance artist Laurie Anderson and the Voyager Company is a fragmented reflection on the murkiness of the electronic age.
QuickTime turns 20 years old 
QuickTime enabled low-cost videos on computers, paving the way for new uses of multimedia. That said, we should all probably stop using it now.