Interview with Jesper Juul

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Published on May 2, 2025 3:20:27 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idFmshkImAA

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Interview with book author Jesper Juul about his latest book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer", the computer scene in the late 80s (pirating and cracking games, creating demos, visiting early computer parties), how the C64 affected the videogame culture and a few other things.

[00:00] Introductions

[01:50] About "Too Much Fun" book

https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549516/too-much-fun/

[10:11] Home computer scene in the late 80s

[16:23] Cracker scene separation from the demoscene

[19:18] Disconnecting from the demoscene

[22:00] Demo programmer helps develop skills for work

[26:55] MIT Press: Platform Studies

[32:50] C64 demoscene then and now

[36:47] C64 opening the way for videogame genres

[41:36] Competitive nature playing videogames

[47:40] Final Thoughts

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