Graphic content: New York Tech’s animated history
By TOM MARINER // The $99.7 billion movie industry and the $198 billion videogame industry both bank on computer-generated realism that was birthed on Long Island. One master innovator on…
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For videogame pioneers, the real ‘Pitfall’ was lethargy
By TOM MARINER // “Pitfall!,” the chart-topping 1982 videogame smash that spent 64 weeks atop the software charts, celebrated its 40th anniversary this spring. The birthday brought to mind memories…
When videogame history called, Player One was ready
By TOM MARINER // Videogame sales are a $179 billion industry these days, more revenue than the global movie ($100 billion) and North American sports ($75 billion) industries combined. Names…