Most people who study the history of videogames have a teacher. The teacher waits for them to find some incongruence with the narrative, and then explains the art that's missing.
The Ultimate History of Videogames names one of the people, but says he was just a hidden investor. If you look up his name on Google Books, those pages are not shown. When you look up the same name in other books, all pages with that name is blocked. You have to buy the book to read the name.
Why? Because that investor shows up in Sierra's history as well. Steve Jobs had him help with the start of Apple. And now Google is blocking the name from public view.
I know people who have had bomb threats on their house if they published that name.
Then you find out that arcades came from gambling halls that were run by the mob. They were a legitimate front for a larger organization. This was how it was treated by every organization in the world. In Japan, the only companies that didn't threaten lives and work off of Gambling were Nintendo and Namco. They both started in the mob, but made enough from videogames to go legit. This didn't stop them from working with companies that were just fronts. Some of your favorite games were made to cover up gambling and prostitution rings.
Then we have companies that made games for the military. The simulation sector was better at 3D computing than anyone else. When Nintendo needed help in designing the N64, they openly used military tech. Pilot wings was by a military simulation company that did so well they became a videogame branch. The simulation company is still around. Playstation processors started showing up in NASA space probes. Sony does not openly talk about it.
Most people who study the history of videogames have a teacher. The teacher waits for them to find some incongruence with the narrative, and then explains the art that's missing.
I didn't quite understand the 'keep safe' part. You meant physical safety? Surely, it's not that dangerous to just study videogames, or am I naive?
The Ultimate History of Videogames names one of the people, but says he was just a hidden investor. If you look up his name on Google Books, those pages are not shown. When you look up the same name in other books, all pages with that name is blocked. You have to buy the book to read the name.
Why? Because that investor shows up in Sierra's history as well. Steve Jobs had him help with the start of Apple. And now Google is blocking the name from public view.
I know people who have had bomb threats on their house if they published that name.
Then you find out that arcades came from gambling halls that were run by the mob. They were a legitimate front for a larger organization. This was how it was treated by every organization in the world. In Japan, the only companies that didn't threaten lives and work off of Gambling were Nintendo and Namco. They both started in the mob, but made enough from videogames to go legit. This didn't stop them from working with companies that were just fronts. Some of your favorite games were made to cover up gambling and prostitution rings.
Then we have companies that made games for the military. The simulation sector was better at 3D computing than anyone else. When Nintendo needed help in designing the N64, they openly used military tech. Pilot wings was by a military simulation company that did so well they became a videogame branch. The simulation company is still around. Playstation processors started showing up in NASA space probes. Sony does not openly talk about it.
So yes, there's a lot to be careful around.