Zach Whalen Publishes Scholarly Essay on Early Video Game Console

Zach Whalen, Assistant Professor in ELC, recently contributed an essay to Before the Crash: Early Video Game History, edited by Mark J.P. Wolf and published by Wayne State University Press. Whalen’s essay, “Channel F for Forgotten: The Fairchild Video Entertainment System,” examines the historical contex, aesthetic affordances and underyling technology of this innovative  (though never very popular) early video game platform.