Pistol Shrimp Podcast Episode 2 - War & Space (Patreon)
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Two weeks early for our Patreon supporters, we have Paul Reiche and Lee Hutchinson returning for another episode of our podcast about the creation of UQM, UQM2, and the many steps taken to get here.
The main topic for this discussion is all about how war & space (and war in space) influenced our personal upbringings and the history of gaming through our lenses, which in turn influenced us. Why is Paul so obsessed with space combat? What did we learn from science museums, the threat of nuclear warfare, and pressing buttons in front of screens?
Local Science Museums & Influences
https://www.exploratorium.edu/ Playtime in the Exploratorium at its old location in the Palace of Fine Arts.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/lumen-illusion Lumen Illusion, a spinning array of neon tubes you could manipulate via a control panel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oppenheimer Frank Oppenheimer, founder of the Exploratorium
https://lawrencehallofscience.org/ Lawrence Hall of Science
https://kermitmurray.com/trek73/the-old-trek73-page/ Trek73 game at Lawrence Hall of Science
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Ball_Gardens Silver Ball Gardens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cerny Mark Cerny, another Berkeley developer.
https://spacecenter.org/ Houston Space Center
Early Space Games
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,56326/ Space Wars developer Larry Rosenthal.
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9691 Space Wars gameplay.
https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/one-two-three-four-i-declare-a-space-war/ Spacewar!
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6939 Asteroids
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8000 Gravitar
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9647 Space Duel
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9326 Rip Off
Authors
https://www.adriantchaikovsky.com/ Adrian Tchaikovsky's Shards of Earth
https://larryniven.net/ Larry Niven's Neutron Star
Real Life
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/tsar-bomba-largest-atomic-test-world-history Tsar Bomba
Paul will probably not be able to actually fly a spaceship because he has motion sickness. :( https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/motion-sickness