September 28, 2010 | In: PersonalBlog
Digital Rights Management, or DRM, historically, has not delivered the assurance for preventing piracy that software publishers wish it were, nor has it been easy for consumers to deal with. There are many arguments on both sides of the fence as to why...
September 20, 2010 | In: PersonalBlog
One of the best sites for purchasing older games, GOG.com, seems to be shutting down. There is a lot of speculation on the web right now as to what is actually happening, but it would be a shame to see this service disappear. Being able to purchase...
September 14, 2010 | In: PersonalBlog
This is a re-post of mine from the javagaming.org website. Well, well, well.... As I was cleaning out some old disks, I stumbled upon an old CD with some ancient code bits on them. And guess what was inside? So, I present to you, the "Holy...
September 10, 2010 | In: Art of Video Games
Just a quick update on a neat bit of activity. Just got my image capture system up and running today. Now, I will be able to do screen grabs of 95% of the games for the exhibition myself. This means no messing about with site watermarks, improper captures...
September 9, 2010 | In: Art of Video Games
Look what I have back from the Smithsonian American Art Museum...the plans (Click to see larger photo)! Of course, this is just a first draft. That and I can't actually share the details with you all just yet. But, as I stated in an earlier post,...
September 8, 2010 | In: Uncategorized
Development of "The Art of Video Games" exhibition is underway and running at full tilt. With more than 25 systems to pull together, hundreds of games to catalog, dozens and dozens of additional materials, or "ephemera" to collect, it is more than a...
September 7, 2010 | In: PersonalBlog
Good friend of PastPixels.com, Hal Halpin, President of the Entertainment Consumer Association, sat down with G4TV's Adam Sessler, to discuss a number of issues and specifically the upcoming Supreme Court case in November. The case coming before the...
September 3, 2010 | In: Art, PersonalBlog, Programming
Earlier this week, I had the good fortune to speak to a legend in the video game industry: Warren Robinett. When you see his name you might recall that Warren was the co-founders of The Learning Company, who produced the Reader Rabbit and the Carmen...
September 2, 2010 | In: PersonalBlog
I have to say, I love the Kevin Butler ads that Sony put together. Running for over a year now, it has been a campaign that completely reconnected the brand with their core audience while also reaching out to new ones. It is assertive without ever...
September 1, 2010 | In: Museum
About a week and a half ago I had the good fortune to accompany my Smithsonian colleagues on a visit to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. For those that don't know, this museum is dedicated to the study and preservation of play...
