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Games, Gamers and Gaming Culture
Links to computer and video game research resources. Bibliography of game research,researchers, organisations, conferences, archives, news.
 
A Brief History of Home Video Games
The history of home video games with essays concerning the industry and its players.Covers the industry until 1996.
 
GameSpot Presents: A Brief Timeline of Video Game Music
GameSpot article on the industry and its history to 2001.
 
GameSpot:Video Games PC Xbox 360 PS3 Revolution PSP DS PS2 ...
Article tracing the development of Square games.
 
Operating Systems Through Time (8-bits)
A brief history of 8-bit operating systems.
 
exploremy : brief history of the computer
The author takes the user through a short tour of computer history includingsubjects such as advances in the 50's and 60's. Also includes photos of Charles ...
 
A Brief History of Computing
Personal homepage that offers an insight into the history of hardware, the Internetand the Windows operating system.
 
The Virtual Museum of Computing
Links to on-line resources concerning the history of computing around the world,including pioneers of the field such as Alan Turing.
 
Automobile History - The History of Cars and Engines
The past events of cars, famous auto makers, time lines, different models,accessories, parts and related information.
 
FORTRAN Programming -The Early Turning Point
Chapter Excerpt from "Go To: The Story of the Math Majors, Bridge Players,Engineers, Chess Wizards, Maverick Scientists, & Iconoclasts" by Steve Lohr, ...
 
Storytelling in Computer Games: Past, Present and Future (Panel ...
Scott Adams, creator of the classic computer game "Adventureland," visited theUniversity of Wisconsin--Eau Claire on 03 May 2001. This website offers full-text ...
 
Friedman, Ted. "Making Sense of Software: Computer Games and ...
Essay about video games including an analysis of SimCity written by Ted Friedman.
 
Welcome to Triumph of the Nerds!
Bios, an interactive game, and a Q&A forum trace the birth of the personal computerat this PBS companion site.
 
E-Books : Europe: Hungary: A Brief History, by István Lázár ...
By István Lázár and covering the period from prehistory to modern age. Includes listsof Hungarian rulers and foreign queens of the house of Arpad.
 
Articles: Argentina, A Brief History of 19th Century - Historical ...
Summary of events and trends in 1810-1890 Argentina by Heath S. Douglas, a graduatestudent at Mississippi State University.
 
Adventures in Philosophy: A Brief History of Jewish Philosophy
Review of the principal figures in Jewish thought from Hellenistic times to thetwentieth century.
 
Chronology of Personal Computers
Timeline of microcomputers from the development of the microprocessor in the1960s through to the present day. Includes hardware, software, peripherals, ...
 
Engadget
Technology gadget tips and reviews.
 
Christmas time .com - We are dedicated to Christmas, Christmas ...
Poetry, history, carols, images, and links.
 
Peter's Reviews
Commentary on television, movies, computers, games, and music.
 
History from Rampant Scotland Directory
Index of sites concerning Scottish history.
 
Gamasutra - Features - "Introduction to Demos & The Demo Scene ...
Demos are cool. They exist to move you, just as any other art form moves you.But demos are built by programmers, artists, and composers who live and breathe ...
 
Blue's News - All the carnage that's fit to post!
Includes news, resources, and forums.
 
Video Games, Toys, Robotic Pets & Entertainment
AI Topics provides basic, understandable information and helpful resourcesconcerning artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on material available online.
 
GameSpy.com - Hall of Fame
Reviewer: Dave Kosak. "Simply an anomaly."
 
GameSpy.com - Review
[80/100] Review by Sal "Sluggo" Accardo. "Black Hawk Down isn't without its flaws,but the team at NovaLogic has done a great job balancing most of them out and ...
 
Java: Cornerstone of the Global Network Enterprise?
Brian Youman's paper on Java including some historical notes: "Java: Cornerstoneof the Global Network Enterprise?"
 
Warp2Search.Net Your Daily Tech News Service
PC related hardware and software news as well as reviews and guides.
 
Pirates of the Spanish Main
Contains information on piracy in general, notorious pirates, shipwrecks, treasures,piracy literature, artwork, and games.
 
404 Gaming
Contains information about both Diablo II and Starcraft.
 
ATPM 9.09 - ATPO: Outliner History
Ted Goranson writes a history of outliner products for the Mac.
 
Women Related Arts and Humanities Sites
Annotated, frequently updated list of content-rich sites relating to women'sliterature, maintained by Joan Korenman.
 
CNN - Zelda: A tale of two video game legends - December 4, 1998
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Irrational Games
The Official Website of Irrational Games.
 
A Brief History of the Internet
An anecdotal history by Walt Howe of the people and communities that broughtabout the Internet and the Web. Includes a glossary of terms.
 
Fractal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Free encyclopedia article covering historical aspects and mathematical formulations.Includes two and three dimensional illustration sets.
 

 
Edgar Governo, Historian of Things That Never Were
Annotated bibliography of fictional timelines from television shows, movies,books, games, and comics.
 
African Culture - Society on the Internet
Annotated directory of links to web resources.
 
RPG Dot
Up to date news on CRPGs. Features articles, interviews, and reviews.
 
Apple - iPod + iTunes
Free MP3/AAC player/organizer for Mac and Windows that tags, rips, burns andconverts audio files and integrates with the iPod portable music player and iTunes ...
 
The Country of Qatar
Provides general information from the Columbia University Press along with adirectory of categorised web links.
 
The Countries and People of Arabia
A directory of resources on the Arab and Middle Eastern nations. Also containsoverviews of countries, information on monetary systems, business, culture, ...
 
Digital Culture - 97.11.19
"Why Riven -- despite its stunning visual achievements and its commercial appeal --does not live up to the magic of Myst." By Ralph Lombreglia.
 
Dr. R. Standler's professional homepage
Attorney's home page including numerous essays about law, privacy, and technologyissues.
 
Best of History Web Sites: World War II History (WWII)
Reviewed and rated selection of sites, from "Best of History Web Sites"
 

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