Getting Deep On the History of Games and Play with Stephen Jacobs

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Tue, 11/19/2024 - 11:00am to 11:30am
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James and Nate talk with Stephen Jacobs, a Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Interactive Games and Media and Scholar in Residence at The Strong National Museum of Play. We talk about how one finds themself as a scholar of games and play, the original handheld games, and the history of Jewish designers/inventors of toys and games. Stephen also shares a few board games he's played lately and Nate struggles to maintain his title Winner's Bias' resident board game knower.

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