TITLE
Interview with Martin J. Graetz
AUTHOR
Christopher Weaver
PUBLICATION
Smithsonian Institution
YEAR
2018
ARTICLE TYPE
Interview
FROM THE ARTICLE
Martin Graetz begins the oral history by discussing his early family life, education, and his personal interests in science fiction and music. He follows with his transition into MIT, meeting members of the Hingham Institute, and learning to program. Martin then discusses development of the Spacewar! concept, its implementation on the PDP-1 at MIT, and his contributions to the project. Finally, he recounts his efforts to record the history of Spacewar! and its development since 1962 along with his other creative endeavors.
GAMES MENTIONED
Spacewar!
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Martin J. Graetz [J. Martin Graetz]
ALTERNATE LINK
Video Game Pioneers Oral History Collection @ Smithsonian Institution
NOTES
An interview from the Video Game Pioneers Oral History Collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.