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“When we started EA in 1982, our goal was to make games as big a media as visual entertainment or movies. That was how big we dreamed at the time.” quote by Bing Gordon
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“When we started EA in 1982, our goal was to make games as big a media as visual entertainment or movies. That was how big we dreamed at the time.”

Bing Gordon

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Source Conference: Game Developers, 1982

The ambition was to elevate video games to the cultural stature of movies and visual entertainment.

In simple terms: Make games as big as movies.

Key Takeaway

Elevate games.

Themes

gaming media culture ambition

Mood

optimistic visionary

Type

industry creative

When to use this quote

  • marketing
  • platform development
  • creative design

Key Concepts

media convergence storytelling industry growth

Questions to Reflect On

  • What defines “big media”?
  • How to measure cultural impact?
A Different Perspective

Market may resist change.

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