In May I had the good fortune to spend two weeks as a research fellow at the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play, which sits atop the too-tempting playground of The
Assembling The Avengers: From Comic Book to Pinball Machine
When George Gomez, Vice President of Game Development for Stern Pinball, found out he'd be designing The Avengers (2013) pinball machine, he was truly excited. The 2012 film of the
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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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American Comic Book Heroes
Grab a cape and leap into the world of superheroes with the American Comic Book Heroes: The Battle of Good vs. Evil exhibit at The Strong museum. Explore seven decades of
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Closing Celebration
Celebrate PAW Patrol: Adventure Play’s last weekend at The Strong. Enjoy demonstrations by the dogs of the Massasauga Search and Rescue Team and therapy dogs from RocDog. Try on
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PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Closing Celebration
Celebrate PAW Patrol: Adventure Play’s last weekend at The Strong. Enjoy demonstrations by the dogs of the Massasauga Search and Rescue Team and therapy dogs from RocDog. Try on
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B-movies: From the Silver Screen to the Video Game Screen
A local movie theater recently hosted an “Indoor Drive-in” series to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the original drive-in theaters. First opened by Richard Hollingshead in 1933,
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Ralph Baer—Toy Inventor
Ralph Baer is perhaps best known as the father of home video games. He patented the idea for playing a video game on a television and then successfully developed the first home
