GET LAMP screening!
Monday at 8:00pm
Cinebarre Theater in Thornton, CO.
Director Jason Scott, digital historian and archivist, will travel to Denver to discuss his documentary about the early years of the computer games. Called "computer adventure games", they used the most powerful computer processor in the world: the human mind. Get Lamp is a documentary that tell’s the story of the creation of these incredible games, in the words of the people who made them along with a new generation of authors that have taken up the torch to present a new set of places to explore.
In the early 1980s, an entire industry rose over the telling of tales, the solving of intricate puzzles, and the art of writing. Like living books, these games described fantastic worlds to their readers, and then invited them to live within them. Rising from side projects at universities and engineering companies, adventure games would describe a place, and then ask what to do next. They presented puzzles, tricks and traps to be overcome. They were filled with suspense, humor and sadness. And they offered a unique type of joy as players discovered how to negotiate the obstacles and think their way to victory.
To view the trailer of the documentary, please visit:
So, the Fort Collins screening was fun. My girlfriend had no real idea what a text adventure was, and I was kind of delaying telling her, because I thought Get Lamp would do a much better job explaining it. She liked the movie, and the Nonesuch Theater is a quaint little spot to show a film.
(Not sure if there is anyone in Colorado who reads this who doesn't already know, but tonight's showing is at the Cinebarr in Thornton at 8PM, at 10001 Grant Street. It's free, Jason will be there, and you can buy the DVD right there.)
