TITLE
Interview with Wayne Alfred Wiitanen
AUTHOR
Christopher Weaver
PUBLICATION
Smithsonian Institution
YEAR
2018
ARTICLE TYPE
Interview
FROM THE ARTICLE
Wayne Alfred Wiitanen begins the oral history by discussing his early family life, education, and early exposure to science fiction and engineering. He next recounts his time at MIT, working at Datamatic, and his subsequent residential life where he met Martin “Shag” Graetz and Steve “Slug” Russell. Wiitanen discusses the Hingham Institute and his contribution to Spacewar! concept. He concludes by recounting his military service, his post-MIT career, and the current status of his present-day family.
GAMES MENTIONED
Spacewar!
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Wayne Alfred Wiitanen
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.