TITLE
Interview with Peter Samson
AUTHOR
Christopher Weaver
PUBLICATION
Smithsonian Institution
YEAR
2017
ARTICLE TYPE
Interview
FROM THE ARTICLE
Peter Samson relates his contributions to the development of the video game Spacewar! during his undergraduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MIT]. Samson recalls the origins of the Spacewar! concept, the challenges of developing programs for the PDP1 and TX-0 computers, and the collaborative open development process followed by the pioneering group. In addition, Sampson discusses his personal attempts to code music on the PDP1 computer.
GAMES MENTIONED
Spacewar!
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Peter Samson
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.