University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition

The emergence of Atari inspired a generation of children and young adults to explore computing technology as both an entertainment and creative medium. This book, written by a central figure of Atari’s heyday as well as its decline, provides great insight into the corporate, technical, creative, and human elements that intersected in the creation of a new entertainment medium. My earliest computing experience came from these early games and greatly impacted the path I followed.