Welcome to the Center for the History of Video Games, Technology, and Critical Play a collaborative, interdisciplinary space where researchers, students and gaming community at CSULB can engage in the critical study and teaching of video games and their impact on culture. Games occupy an essential place in the contemporary media ecology and our students’ lives, and they are necessary objects of critical and historical analysis. The Center is made possible by a generous donation from Erik Maier and housed in the History Department at California State University, Long Beach.
About the Center
Learn about the Center and our goals for the coming years.
Tell Your Story
We want your story. Tell us your experiences with video games.
Research
Explore the research sponsored by the center and created by its directors.
The Archive
Our Archive houses oral and written gaming histories as well as a playable archive of video games.
Writing
A blog dedicated to publishing articles by the CSULB community related to video games study and history.
Videos
A collection of our games streams and various talks we’ve sponsored or participated in.