Michael Iantorno PhD Candidate, Game Designer, and Writer

Tagmedia archaeology

April 6, 2020

riddles_text_adventure: 3 Media Archaeological Perspectives

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06April

Our media archaeological journey began with a set of converging interests, sparked through class discussion in Darren Wershler’s Media Archaeology class. Beginning with a tentative conversation about the riddle structures of computer games, new ideas quickly emerged to form an amorphous constellation of media: participatory radio, role-playing gamebooks, cassette tapes, telephone role...

March 3, 2020

Media Archaeology Probe: 2-XL Robot + Echo 2-XL

By Michael

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03March

This article is a media archaeological probe written for Dr Darren Wershler’s Media Archaeology graduate class at Concordia University. When I first encountered 2-XL, it had been relegated to an out-of-reach shelf above the repair counter at A&C Games in Toronto. Unsure of what to make of the device, the staff had adorned it with a baseball cap and positioned it high above the back area...