Run, hop, or slide into the museum for a day filled with fitness fun. Join The Strong, the American Dairy Association, and other community partners for activities centered around
Research Fellowships at The Strong
Video games have fundamentally changed our patterns of play, learning, and social interaction, and researchers are increasingly examining the history of video games in order to
Preserving Memories
I was a kid once, too. I spent every summer, between the ages of seven and ten or so, with my Mom's parents at their big house in the country. There were four of us kids, and I
Masters of the Universe Muscles into the National Toy Hall of Fame
On November 10, 2022, Masters of the Universe took their place of honor in the National Toy Hall of Fame. This is not the first time He-Man, Skeletor, and Castle Grayskull made
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A Gamut of Games: The Sid Sackson Portal
Have you ever wondered how some of your favorite board games were developed? Did the idea spring, fully formed, out of the head of a publishing executive? Or was the game carefully
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Patience, Persistence, and Paper Craft
After many hours, worn-down X-Acto blades, and jars of starch paste, I finally completed my first 3D paper craft model: the “Flying Type” castle from the Studio Ghibli animated
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Hello, Vintage Phones? It’s You I’m Looking For
Do you remember when there was a bit of mystery involved in answering the phone? When you’d pick up the receiver and not know who was on the other end of the line? (An act so
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What’s in a (Data) Tape?
Those of us with large data storage needs today are spoiled, with hard drives totaling over 20 terabytes, and options like remote cloud storage offer virtually unlimited storage,
Welcome to Game Time!
Roll the dice! Deal the cards! It’s time to welcome you to Game Time!, the newest exhibit at the National Museum of Play at The Strong. Game Time! explores the stories behind the
Gunfighter Gaming: A History of the Video Game Western Part 2 (1984 to 1994)
My previous blog post explored the emergence of video game Westerns in the 1970s. Driven by a mixture of technological limitations and public familiarity with Westerns and
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50 Years Ago: CBS Brought Play to Mornings
By Adam Nedeff, Researcher for the National Archives of Game Show History In 1972, longtime NBC executive Bud Grant jumped to CBS for a position as vice president of daytime
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Playing in the Past
Playing in the Past Robert Whitaker 2019 G. Rollie Adams Research Fellow Research Fellow, The Waggonner Center, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA To study the early history
