2021 Tedium Highlight by Michael Bentley: How trivia games closed the gap after the video game crash. 

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Michael Bentley’s 2021 Highlights

December 2021

Old Stories, New Eyes

A second opinion on some of Tedium’s stories throughout 2021—including an incredibly unusual coincidence involving braided nylon cables.
September 2021

Intellectual Pinball

Q: Following the great video game crash of 1983, where did arcade operators and bar owners go next? A: Trivia games!
May 2021

Retro Psychology

Two memory scholars published a 1983 book on the psychology of video games. What elements of gaming culture are still with us, and what have faded away?
February 2021

2001: A Gaming Odyssey

A look back at 2001, a pivotal year for online gaming. The big-name publishers weren’t really ready, but fan games more than filled the gap.

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