Episode 120: Nintendo's Virtual Boy

In our very first episode of season two, university professor José Zagal and video game historian Benj Edwards, co-authors of Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy, join host Frank Cifaldi to educate us all on Nintendo’s Virtual Boy.  Mentioned in the show:Benj’s original article on VB:https://www.fastcompany.com/3050016/unraveling-the-enigma-of-nintendos-virtual-boy-20-years-later José’s original academic article on the VB (from 2009):https://doi.org/10.1145/1690388.1690406 Jez San talking about his VR partnership with Nintendo and how it was cancelled in favor of the Virtual Boy:https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/feature_the_game-changing_nintendo_vr_headset_that_never_wasYou can listen to the Video Game History Hour every other Wednesday on Patreon (one day early at the $5 tier and above), on Spotify, or on our website.See more from José Zagal:Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=a4a3GTMAAAAJ&hl=enTwitter/X: @josezagalDivision of Games (@University of Utah): games.utah.eduSee more from Benj Edwards:Twitter: @benjedwardsWebsite: benjedwards.comVideo Game History Foundation:Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhourEmail: [email protected]: @GameHistoryOrgWebsite: gamehistory.orgSupport us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg