They Create Worlds

By Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum

Love of the worlds created by video game designers and personalities drives Alex Smith & Jeffrey Daum (history, law, CS degrees) to provide a scholarly yet light-hearted discussion of how arcade, ... more

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How many episodes does They Create Worlds have?

The podcast currently has 239 episodes available.

They Create Worlds episodes:

January 01, 2016 History of Mediagenic Part I
TCW
Podcast Episode 009 - History of Mediagenic Part 1

We go
over the history of Activision, from the great crash, right up till Bruce Davis
takes it over. We cover Activision's
varied acquisitions by Jim Levy, and some of the challenges faced by the
company during this time. We go over some of their successes, and misses, in
reading the evolution of the industry.

Little Computer
People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkTgX1mGmDg
Portal - Activision
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RAj38MwyH4&t=1m6s
Alter Ego
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqjAFb-hv2c
Bard's Tale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhhuCIlGEPU

New episodes on the
1st and 15th of every month!

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
@tcwpodcast
Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -
Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
41min
December 15, 2015 Birth of the Japanese Game Center
TCW
Podcast Episode 008 - Birth of the Japanese Game Center

We cover
the beginning of the Japanese game center. How games had to change for Japan
due to space limitations. You did not see many horizontal table games. With
these changes you saw the evolution of Bagatelle to Pachinko. There is the
dissolution of the pachinko parlors starting with the cessation of production
in 1937, and the closing of the parlors in 1938. After WWII pachinko started to
come back as a gambling device to get basic needs. With the rebuilding of Japan
games were not viewed as something adults would do, and were targeted at
children. We continue on with Juke Boxes
and Taito getting them from military bases to restoring them for Japanese
use. We go over some of the differences
between the Japanese and American arcade industries. We cover how arcades start
to spread across Japan. Starting as add-ons to malls, then add-ons to bowling
allies that allowed arcades to penetrate the entire culture. We cover the first
big video game in japan Breakout! Then we get Space Invaders which becomes a
massive hit in Japan!

Bagatelle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPnMcMsttaI
Pachinko Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAg_BjYOwwo
Breakout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW7Sg5pXAok
Space Invaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJTNnpLMVY8

New episodes on the
1st and 15th of every month!

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
@tcwpodcast
Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -
Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
1h 32min
December 01, 2015 History of the Arcade
TCW Podcast 007 -
History of the Arcade

We cover the history
of the arcade going over the many versions it has occupied from the late 1800's
to present time. The arcade has changed in form and function quite a few times
over the last century.

Popeye Mutoscope
"Customers Wanted"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sch2d0SOJZQ

Pink Panther Scale
"An Ounce of Pink"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoU1fJAQll4

Coin Target Gun
picture (ABT - Challenger)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6R4m3NIf9E

Digger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T0e9aafCJQ

Chester Pollard Play
Football
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caFq0W_yP-w

Ballyhoo Pinball
Tabletop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGAw4oF5bWA&t=1m21s

Aladdin's Castle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtFGT344h-c

Star Wars Battle Pod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bob41EQ9ifM

New episodes on the
1st and 15th of every month!

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -
Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
1h 25min
November 15, 2015 The Early History of Electronic Arts
TCW
Podcast Episode 006 - The Early History of Electronic Arts

We discuss the early
history of Electronic Arts. The original founders, how it was financed, the
origin of the name, and the initial games made. We go over some of the
controversies involved with the founding of EA. We also go over the three core
tenants of EA. We go over the plethora of people brought in to staff the
company.

Demo of VisiCalc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii3PDjJCCQ4
TRS 80 Radio Shack -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kT207Jmhq4
Archon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlPuXT8p2YA
Mule - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uHUckK765I
Pinball Construction
Set - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow0X7IrzzO8

New episodes on the
1st and 15th of every month!

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -
Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
1h 33min
November 01, 2015 The Untold History of Sega
TCW
Podcast Episode 005 - The Untold History of Sega

We discuss the
history of SEGA. We go over how the company came to be, and the myriad of names
the company was known by. How SEGA started as a distributor, and evolved into
making their own coin op-games. We also go over how the coin-op business
evolved in the post WW II era. The rivalry between Nintendo and Sega in the
console market. We also go over how Nintendo had a stranglehold on the game
market in the USA, and Sega beating them out in market share for a year.

Zaibatsu Definition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaibatsu

Nintendo Training
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYjgHLFZMa0

Genesis does what
Nintendon't
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzUlkw6nh6I

New episodes on the
1st and 15th of every month!

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -
Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
1h 16min
October 15, 2015 A Tale of Cycles
We discuss the
cycles in the video game industry, and the numbering of the generations. We
also go over how transitions happen. We go over the market, and technology
changes that happen.

Plastic Overlay with
Magnavox Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2EIsnr_cv4

New episodes on the
1st and 15th of every month!

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -
Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
1h 8min
October 01, 2015 What makes an industry?
TCW
Podcast Episode 003 - What makes an industry?

We talk
about the three existing industries;
arcades, home console, and PC games, and how they merged together to form the
"Video Game Industry". How this almost happened in the 80's but was
stopped by the video game crash. We also
discuss at what point is an industry made, and what has to happen for it to
become one.

Atari Game Ad: Vanguard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsH4uuRT2w8
Zaxxon
Commercial by Sega: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0bxTjxqwxg

New episodes on the
1st and 15th of every month!

TCW
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:
@tcwpodcast
Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -
Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love

Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
1h 5min
September 15, 2015 You talked to whom?
TCW Podcast Episode 002 - You talked to whom?

We discuss Alex's
interviewing process. Who has he talked to? How does he find them? How does he prepare, and for that matter why is he interviewing people?

New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!

TCW Email: [email protected]
Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com

Intro
Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode - Music - "Airplane
Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro
Music: RolemMusic
- Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright:
Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
1h 5min
September 01, 2015 All I can do is ask why?
We introduce
ourselves and give an overview of the project.

Release schedule 1st and 15th of each month!

TCW
Podcast Episode 001 - All I can do is ask why?
Intro Music - Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -
Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode
Outro
Music -RolemMusic
- Bacterial Love -http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love
Copyright:
Attribution:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
TCW Email:
[email protected]
Alex's Blog:http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com
...more
52min

FAQs about They Create Worlds:

How many episodes does They Create Worlds have?

The podcast currently has 239 episodes available.

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