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PBS Documentary on The Video Game Revolution

Posted by Zonk on from the revolution-will-be-televised dept.

fredrikr writes "PBS is currently running a documentary on the history and relevance of video games and gaming: The Video Game Revolution. [Check Your Local Listings] From the website: "This is the story of how a whimsical invention of the 1960s helped spawn the computer industry as we know it. Video games have influenced the way children live and play, forever altered the entertainment industry, and even affected the way wars are fought. See how it all began and find out what it means for the future."

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  1. For those who missed it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    ... here's the .torrent

  2. A poor documentary by Kur · · Score: 5, Informative

    After seeing the first Slashdot post about this a week or two ago, I dutifully set the Tivo to record it. Unfortunately, after watching it, I wish I hadn't recorded it. The show was deriative and disappointing. The segments were short and it painfully tried to present "both sides". There was the anti-video game "mother" and the former game nerd turned MIT professor. The segments with game designers, some of the famous and a few not really, were short and unfulfilling. What makes Wil Wright tick? How has Sid Meier designed so many of the most significant computer games of the last decade or so? You won't get those answers here. Instead you'll get the usual, "video games are bigger than Hollywood!" and "MS wants to invade your living room". Blah! They didn't interview any of the creators of Everquest, Ultima Online, or, come to think of it, any MMORPG. They talked about them, sure, but that seems a glaring omission. There have been some other, much better video game documentaries made. Avoid this one.