Here are classic seasons of The Electric Playground starting with our series premiere in 1997. Enjoy this deep dive into the history of the videogame industry!
Curated by: Electric Playground Network - EPN (120 videos)
#NBAStreet #EASPortsBig #JuliaStiles Original Airdate: Week of October 1, 2001 This exciting episode of The Electric Playground kicks off with a visit to EA Sports where Julie Stoffer chats with Rory Armes about NBA Live 2002 and the brand new NBA Street from EA Sports Big. Julie also connects with basketball stars, Steve Francis and Marcus Camby about EA's virtual hoops. Afterwards EP's at Giant Studios in Los Angeles to connect with Sara Mattes about her GameJob, a a bio-mechanical engineer. When we return from break, Victor Lucas is on the carper at the MTV Movie Awards 2001, where he interviews Julia Stiles about her love of videogames. "How are faces applied to videogames" is EP's Question of the Week and EGM's Kraig Kujawa answers. Then Tommy Tallarico heads to Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco to talk about surround sound in videogames with engineer, Jack Buser and director, Dennis Staats. Nazanin has a hint for Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec in Code Breaker. After the break we head to Santa Clara, California and NVIDIA's headquarters where Victor connects with Tony Tomasi, the senior director of desktop products to talk about the company's work in PC gaming and the graphics processing for the brand new Xbox. Then Victor heads to the beach in Carlsbad, California with producer, Luis Gigliotti from Angel Studios to talk about Transworld Surf. Iridion 3D for the for the Game Boy Advance is what's in EP's Pocket this week. In Reviews on the Run it's: Train Simulator for PC Extermination for PlayStation 2 Floigan Brothers for Dreamcast The Electric Playground episodes are digitized and upscaled by the University of Toronto Mississauga Library. The wider EP Media Ltd. archive is located at the Library where it is preserved and digitized for long term access. Inquiries regarding the archive and the wider digitization process can be sent to utml.cds@utoronto.ca. Classic Episodes of The Electric Playground are brought to you by @PNPGamesOfficial Support EP Classic by shopping at: https://pnpgamesonline.com! EP on Facebook (for contests): Facebook.com/ElectricPlayground EPN Live: Twitch.tv/EPN EPN Shorts: tiktok.com/@theelectricplayground Official EPN Merch: EPN.tv/Merch If you'd like to support the EPN team by becoming a member and sponsoring our content, click the JOIN button! Thanks so much for your support!