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: tcwpodcast@gmail.com  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/

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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, home console, and PC games merged into a Video Game Industry. Emphasis is on the combination of business and creative elements needed for financial success. Interviews of Atari, EA, Activision, & other execs with detailed source evaluations produce the insights you hear in these 122+ hours!