Andrew Hogue 🇨🇦

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I can’t believe I found this last night! New addition to our Retro Game Room at OntarioTech @ontariotechu.bsky.social

Can a book run Doom? A while ago, I got excited about Ace of Aces, a two-player First World War dogfight in a pair of books, and the extremely cool math that makes it possible. I’ve been thinking about this game a lot.…

My colleague Kit has taken "Can it run Doom?" to its logical conclusion. 😁
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Gamedev isn't rocket science... unless? 🐧🚀
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YouTube video by Andrew Hogue Retro Game Dev (INFR 3375) Winter 2025

This past semester I developed a new course on Retro Game Development. The idea here was to explore video game history through development. Students built games for the Atari 2600 and the original Nintendo (NES).

Here are some of their NES projects. Super proud!

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Frontiers | Sparse camera volumetric video applications. A comparison of visual fidelity, user experience, and adaptability

Just released a small review paper that compares the fidelity of different depth camera based volumetric video capture applications.

It is meant to give researchers, artists and creators who are new to this field an overview and starting point:

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Working at Digital Eclipse We're always looking for team members with passion and talent. Is our studio the creative home you've been seeking?

Hiring? Why, yes, we are! We have three engineering positions available, so if you're looking for an enjoyable new challenge in your career, take a look, submit your info, and let's talk if it's a good match!

www.digitaleclipse.com/page/jobs

Donated to our Collection !! Yay!!

Oh man I’d take them if you are interested in getting rid of them! We are building a “Retro Game Lab” of sorts and looking for any period pieces for decor and potential use with vintage consoles.

I found something awesome today!

You can now download the demo of Umi Colors, new game for #Atari2600 console https://kabutocoder.itch.io/umicolors #atari #retrogames #retrogaming

YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation library.gamehistory.org — Now in early access

The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are.

Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...

The retro room lab is starting to form bit by bit! @ontariotechu.bsky.social

There's absolutely ZERO shame in considering gaming as your safe space.

So many of us had struggles in childhood and video games filled a void we needed. They can still be another safety net in our adulthood too.

Life's hard, so don't ever abandon what brings you happiness.

Ready for class tomorow! #retrogaming @ontariotechu.bsky.social

Merry Christmas Retro Gamers! 🎄🎅🎮

Merry Christmas to me!!! Yay! #retrogaming

Can’t wait to watch students play these next semester! Especially E.T. @ontariotechu.bsky.social #retrogaming

Yay! Got it working! #retrogaming

YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation 9 New Behind-the-Scenes Details About Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes

One of my favorite things to do at @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is hand a collection off to a subject matter expert and simply ask, "what new information did you learn from this?"

Recently @jtsknight92.bsky.social went through our Sarge's Heroes design documentation and came up with this video!

YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo Frank Cifaldi Video Game History Foundation - Prototypes - PRGE 2024 - Portland Retro Gaming Expo

Hey team! I've been workshopping a talk for a while now about video game preservation's obsession with "prototype" games, and how I think the community's obsession with them might be skewed. I put a lot of thought into this and I hope it inspires some discussion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qelV...

37 years wow, we've been saving worlds for a minute. Happy Anniversary old friend. 🫡❤️

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The distillery districts’ winter market is gorgeous!

A giant PAC-Man joystick. lol. Couldn’t resist for $10. Haven’t tried it yet but it’s pretty funny. #retrogaming

Beyond the NES: Rediscovering 8-bit on the Japanese Famicom

Update on BeyondTheNES.com
Approximately 95% complete as of Dec 1, 2024

Approximately 350 pages of reviews, guides, interviews, cheats, history and so much more!

Follow on BeyondTheNES.com to be the first to get notified when it's available for pre-order!
        - Joe@Syncoplay

This looks incredible!!!! Really brings back the feeling of the original with a modern twist… can’t wait!

Trying to round out my contra collection, a few more to go. I’m excited to play Operation Galuga! #retrogaming

Look what I got today!! #retrogaming