Note: This is one of many posts that were done on LinkedIn while this site was being developed and are now being migrated over. Being formatted for LinkedIn means this is an easy to scan list, rather than paragraphs. At some point, I’ll go back and turn these posts into proper articles.
This week we look at three topics in video games history! 🎮
Contents
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The first games console - way before Atari existed.
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1970s and 1980s text based adventure computer games 🔮
- In case you’re having a challenging Thursday, this includes a link to play The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy because: _“Thursdays, Never could get the hang of Thursdays.” _ (Scroll down to the ”🌌” emoji for the link)
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Blind accessible gaming on the Nintendo Switch 🦮 + 🎮 = 🥳
1. Two Videos about Ralph Baer and The Brown Box 👴
- 11 Nov 2013
- Time: 5:01
- 8 Dec 2014
- Ralph Baer developed the first home video game console
- Time: 17:21
- Channel: Motherboard (Tech by Vice)
2. Text Adventure Games 🔮
1985: Making TEXT ADVENTURE Games
- 10 Nov 2022
- Fred Harris goes behind the scenes at Boston software company Infocom.
- The developer has enjoyed great success with its line of text adventure games - the likes of Zork, Planetfall, Enchanter, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- which eschew graphics in favour of a simple text display, and arcade gameplay in favour of what the company calls ‘interactive fiction’.
- This clip is from Micro Live, originally broadcast 29 November, 1985.
Time: 7:58
Channel: BBC Archive
🌌 Play the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy game
3. How Blind Gamers Play Nintendo Switch 🦮 + 🎮
How Blind Gamers Play Nintendo Switch 19 Dec 2017
- As a legally blind gamer, people have asked me James what games he has found accessible and why?
- James tackles the accessibility of the Nintendo Switch from games, hardware, to software.
Channel: James Rath
Check out #a11yTO - Accessibility Toronto on LinkedIn and the A11yTO gaming website to learn more about accessible gaming!