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Obsessive Compulsive Gaming

by Devin McConnell

A podcast series that tells a narrative history of the video game industry.

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Episodes

  1. Behind the Screens

    In the fifth episode we stop to take a look at the technology that made video games possible. Special thanks to Jimmy Bogardus for creating the show's artwork. Check out his work at @JimmyCertified ===== Sources ===== Tyler DeWitt - The Cathode Ray Tube Experiment eHow - How Does a Cathode Ray…

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  2. Send in the Clones

    In the fourth episode of the OCG History series follows Atari and Magnavox as they chart the waters of new markets and spawn the first generation of home and arcade video games. Special thanks to Jimmy Bogardus for creating the show's artwork. Check out his work at @JimmyCertified ===== Sources...

  3. Baer and Bushnell

    The third episode in the OCG History series takes a look at how video games went from the side projects of engineers to a fledgling consumer industry thanks largely to the work of two pioneers. Special thanks to Jimmy Bogardus for creating the shows artwork Check out his work at @JimmyCertified...

  4. The First Video Game

    The second episode of the OCG History series seeks to answer a very simple question that most people should be able to answer, but can't. What was the first video game? Special thanks to Jimmy Bogardus for creating the show's artwork. Check out his work at @JimmyCertified ===== Sources =====…

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  5. Computers and Arcades

    The first episode of the OCG History series begins by examining the two industries that were the direct precursors to video games, the arcade industry and the computer industry. Special thanks to Jimmy Bogardus for creating the show's artwork. Check out his work at @JimmyCertified ===== Sources...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast series that tells a narrative history of the video game industry.

HOSTED BY

Devin McConnell

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A podcast series that tells a narrative history of the video game industry.

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Obsessive Compulsive Gaming is created and hosted by Devin McConnell.
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