Carly Kocurek
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Re: When Idle Hands Were the Devil's Workshop: Did Early Game Manufacturers Overcome A Gaming Prejudice?
The didactic function of
The didactic function of board games (and other games) is something that's always interested me a great deal. The extent to which seemingly abstract games serve such purposes is always an interesting concept to pick apart. The educational purpose of ... -
where the girls are
This is a really interesting point, and something I've noticed in my review of print ads as well. The part that I find most striking is that I've also seen significant evidence of girls and women not only playing games, but playing competitively ... -
The point you raise about
The point you raise about diversification of markets is definitely part of what I find so interesting about these ads. The Atari ads I think are particularly clever in using an approachable man to market computers to women. And, as a note about peripheral ... -
off the board
To follow on the above comments, I'd be really interested to see an expanded history of board-to-video games. Given the varying levels of success for these various games, I think looking at the differences between successful and unsuccessful games mi ...