Episode 2: 32 Dots Per Spaceship (Or, the Video Game That Changed Tech History)

Update: 2016-09-07

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A look back at the origins of Spacewar!, the first original video game and one of the most influential pieces of software ever written. With special guests Stewart Brand and Spacewar! creator Steve Russell.

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Episode 1: Babbage and the Dancer (Or, Can You Fall in Love With a Robot?)

2016-08-1618:52

Episode 2: 32 Dots Per Spaceship (Or, the Video Game That Changed Tech History)

2016-09-0717:25

Episode 3: Strange Loops and Circuit Benders (Or, How New Music Comes from Broken Machines)

2016-09-2126:22

Episode 4: Airplanes, Zoos, and Infinite Chickens (Or, Why Do Humans Like To Play?)

2016-10-0516:04

Episode 5: Greater Than Zero (Or, the Politics of Serious Games)

2016-10-1919:24

Episode 6: Clever Like a Fox (Or, What Happens Inside Our Brains When We Play?)

2016-11-0218:58

Episode 7: In Pursuit of Condiments (Or, How the Spice Trade Changed Our Palates)

2016-11-3017:03

Episode 8: Party in the Front (Or, How We Incorporate Play into Work)

2016-12-1518:20

Episode 9: Sphere of Life (Or, Why Humans Are So Obsessed With a Bouncing Ball)

2017-01-1113:50

Episode 10: For the Fun of It (Or, the Play in Great Work)

2017-01-2513:52

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Episode 2: 32 Dots Per Spaceship (Or, the Video Game That Changed Tech History)

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Episode 2: 32 Dots Per Spaceship (Or, the Video Game That Changed Tech History)

Episode 2: 32 Dots Per Spaceship (Or, the Video Game That Changed Tech History)