Gaming History Heroes: Mabel Addis

About this episode

This episode tells the story of Mabel Addis, the first video game writer and female game designer, who contributed to the strategy and edutainment genres.

8 years before PONG, Mabel Addis was writing and designing games. As the first video game writer, and first female game designer, she helped invent the strategy and edutainment genres with The Sumerian Game. This episode tells the story of a gaming history hero often overlooked. Please like, subscribe, and we look forward to seeing you when new episodes are released every second Wednesday. Sources: NY Times Article Game Developers Conference Awards 2023 A Critical Hit! - The Most Important Video Game You've Never Heard Of We welcome you to get in touch with us! Visit us on: GamingHistory.Club Facebook Instagram Theme tune created by Tom Docherty

People in this episode

Host: Gaming History Club

Topics covered

• video game history
• female game designers
• strategy games
• edutainment
• Mabel Addis

Keywords

• Mabel Addis
• video game writer
• female game designer
• The Sumerian Game
• gaming history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NY Times, Game Developers Conference

Books & works: The Sumerian Game

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