Laine Nooney
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Many people get in touch with me because they want to know more about the history of video games and personal computing, and especially about Sierra On-Line. Below are links to interviews, videos, and writing; for full citations, please reference my CV.

Journalistic Writing (Intended for a general readership)

The Odd History of the First Erotic Computer Game @ The Atlantic
​1980s Life-Hacking Software for Ladies, Gloria Steinem Approved @ Slate

Academic Writing (Intended for other historians, scholars, and students)

A Pedestal, A Table, A Love Letter: Archaeologies of Gender in Video Game History @ Game Studies
Let's Begin Again: Sierra On-Line and the Origins of the Graphical Adventure Game Genre @ American Journal of Play
The Uncredited: Work, Women, and the Making of the US Computer Game Industry @ Feminist Media Histories
From Programming to Products: Softalk Magazine and the Rise of the Personal Computer User @ Information and Culture

Podcast Interviews

How the Computer Became Personal @ The Next Billion Seconds with Mark Pesce
The History of Sierra On-Line @ The Internet History Podcast with Brian McCullough
Roberta Williams: The Mother of Computer Video Games @ NPR Marketplace

Recorded Talks

Save Yourself: Game History is in Your Hands @ The Game Developer's Conference 2017
Beneath the Flesh of Walls: The Making of Roberta Williams' Mystery House @ PRACTICE 2016​
ping me: laine.nooney@gmail.com | tweet me: @sierra_offline
© 2020 Laine Nooney.
  • home
  • Research
  • CV
  • Projects
    • Sierra On-Line Memories
    • Mistakes Were Made
    • Softalk Open Discussion Project
    • Academic Coach Taylor
    • JVC Meme Issue
    • T42 Documentary
    • Different Games Conference
    • Freelance Graphic Design
  • Teaching
  • Blog
  • About
  • Prospective Ph.D.